Hundreds of Houston-area cases jeopardized after evidence destroyed

DALLAS (AP) — Hundreds of criminal cases in the Houston area are in jeopardy after a deputy constable destroyed more than 20,000 pieces of evidence while cleaning out a crammed property room, authorities said Friday.
Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said during a news conference that about 150 cases have been dismissed so far because of the loss of evidence. She says more than a 1,000 other cases are being reviewed, including at least one involving aggravated assault.
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