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Re:A man who was jailed on the fantasy evidence of a single ... by jeffdavis on Wednesday June 24, 2015 @12:01PM (#9772501)
It's not really fishing. They had forensic evidence for a specific crime, used it to find him (the suspect), conducted their investigation, cleared him of that crime, and let him go.

Fishing is where you pick someone first, then go looking for evidence of any crime.

Re:A man who was jailed on the fantasy evidence of a single ... by spacemanmatt on Thursday June 25, 2015 @01:35PM (#9779515)
It's still fishing if the forensic evidence does not justify the investigation. For example, a thumb print on a telephone book, but not on a doorknob or anywhere else that might suggest there's a reason to think the thumb print was any less than casual/innocent.