A new finding has shown that many drug test results from LA-based Pacific Toxicology may have shown false positives on the drug test, leaving many innocent people in jail for misdemeanor drug charges.
Ten people from Vista have already been released from jail and San Diego criminal lawyers expect that many of their clients will have their cases dismissed or overturned due to the report. Reports show that as many as 1000 test results may be void, but prosecutors are avid that not all of the tests will result in overturned cases or dismissals.
The faulty results span all the way from May until now. Since the scandal, the San Diego police have stopped working with the lab for the time being.
To read more about the issue, see the article in the San Diego News Network. Image Via spratmackrel [Flickr].