"The DA says he’s still not sure how many cases have been impacted, but 8TB is a lot of data, and it’s a fair assumption that we’re not going to be talking about a handful of charges that might ultimately have to be dismissed as a result of the screw up.
In fact, at least one murder suspect has now been granted bond because of the data loss.
A Texas man who was scheduled for trial on a murder charge this week was instead granted release on bond amid temporary concern that material in his case might be among troves of police data lost from the Dallas department’s computer system."
https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2021/08/18/uh-oh-dallas-police-say-employee-accidentally-deleted-crime-data-n48996?fbclid=IwAR2R2sLCxKGROrL6iudM1mySlwt6XMrdNv0CEHTrLT3m_yIWpWiXyeB_niU