New following seasonal break: Hank Skinner. Death Row. Texas. His lawyer's...
STORY: "DNA testing allegedly supports Skinner's claims," published by KAMR on August 29, 2013.GIST: "Attorneys for death row inmate Hank Skinner say DNA testing points to his innocence. Independent...
View ArticleNew following seasonal break: Ken Anderson. (Michael Morton's former...
STORY: "State bar, Anderson attornies make case to judge," by reporter Alexa Ura, published by the Texas Tribune on August 30, 2013. GIST: "Anderson fell under scrutiny after Morton’s lawyers...
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Catch-up following seasonal break: Susan Neill-Fraser; Tasmania; Her lawyer...
STORY: "QC calls for inquiry into Susan Neill-Fraser's conviction for murdering Bob Chappell," published by ABC News on August 17, 2013.GIST: "Tasmania's Attorney General is being asked to hold a...
View ArticleNew post following seasonal break: David Bain; New Zealand; Pathologist's...
STORY: "No cuts on Robin Bain's thumb - pathologist," by reporter Thomas Mead, published by 3 News on August 30, 2013.GIST: "The pathologist who originally examined Robin Bain's body has assured the...
View ArticleCatch-up following seasonal break: Jeffrey MacDonald: He is asking a federal...
STORY: "Judge is asked to review new evidence in Jeffrey MacDonald case," by reporter Paul Woolverton, published by the Fayette Observer, on August 24, 2013. "The lawyer for former Fort Bragg Army...
View ArticleNew post following seasonal break: Dennis Davis; Texas; Appeals court orders...
STORY: "Appeals court orders new trial for Dennis Davis" by reporters Brandi Grissom and Jody Serrano, published by the Texas Tribune on August 30, 2013.GIST: "A Texas appeals court on Friday ordered...
View ArticleNew post following seasonal break: Hank Skinner; DNA testing in Texas: New...
STORY: "New DNA testing requirements in Texas," published by Newschannel 10, on August 30, 2013.GIST: "1984 was the first time DNA evidence was used in a criminal case. And since then, it has played...
View ArticleCatch-up following seasonal break: Chavis Carter: His grieving mother has...
STORY:"Skeptical handcuffed son shot himself, grieving mother files civil rights lawsuit, " by Charlene Muhammad, published by the Madison Times on August 20, 2013.GIST: "The mother of a young, Black...
View ArticleNew post following seasonal break: Jonathon Manley: Review of his book...
BOOK REVIEW: "Enemies without cause: Convicted, Imprisoned, Innocent," by Jonathon Manley, published by Harper, Collins, published by Harper, Collins. as reviewed by Dr. Robert Moles of Networked...
View ArticleNew following seasonal break: Annie Dookhan: One year later: Associated Press...
STORY: "Mass. reeling from drug lab scandal a year later," by Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Legal Affairs Writer, published on September 1, 2013.GIST: "The state is still reeling a year after a...
View ArticleNew post following seasonal break: Jeffrey Havard; Mississippi; Judge rejects...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: (EDITORIAL): Efforts by Mississippi prosecutors to shut up Jeffrey Havard's lawyer and seal the court file from the public send out an ugly message: Mississippi should be allowed to...
View ArticleCatch-up from seasonal break: David Bain's legal team loses a bid for...
STORY: "Blow for David Bain's legal team," published by One News on August 21, 2013.GIST: "A hearing at the High Court in Auckland was held last month to determine whether Mr Bain's legal team should...
View ArticleNew post following seasonal break: (1st in series); Yadira Ramos and Mauricio...
STORY: "Assumptions about shaken baby syndrome now being questioned," by Monica Alonzo, published by the Phoenix New Times on August 15, 2013.GIST: "Shaken baby syndrome. It's a condition we've all...
View ArticleCatch-up from seasonal break: Publisher's Note: The Charles Smith Blog has...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am pleased to inform our readers that The Charles Smith Blog has been added by BackgroundChecks.org to its list of "the 50 best criminal justice blogs of 2013." The organization...
View ArticleNew post following seasonal break: (2d in series); Drayton Witt; Arizona;...
STORY: "A look at exonerations in shaken baby cases," by reporter Monica Alonzo, published by the Phoenix New Times on August 15, 2013.GIST: "Drayton Witt of Tucson spent 10 years behind bars after...
View ArticleNew post following seasonal break: Bulletin: Court orders Judge Ken...
STORY: "Trial against Anderson to proceed, judge says," by reporter Chuck Lindell, published by the American-Statesman on September 4, 2013.GIST: "A lawsuit accusing former Williamson County prosecutor...
View ArticleCatch-up from seasonal break: James Kluppelberg. Illinois; Arson "science"...
STORY: "Man wrongly convicted of fatal arson granted certificate of innocence," by reporter Steve Schmadeke, published by the Chicago Tribune on August 5, 2013.GIST: "James Kluppelberg, shown in...
View ArticleNew post following seasonal break: Cameron Todd Willingham: Texas Innocence...
STORY: "Innocence Project has high hopes for justice system," published by Newschannel 10 on September 1, 2013.GIST: "Hundreds of new laws took effect across the state Sunday and the founder of the...
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New post following seasonal break; Brad Cooper; First degree murder; North...
STORY: N.C. (North Carolina) appeals court orders new trial for Brad Cooper," published by WRAL on September 3, 2013. GIST: "The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered a new murder trial...
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New post following seasonal break: David Camm; The Charles Smith Blog starts...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:During my recent seasonal retreat, the third trial of former Indiana state trooper David Camm on charges of murdering his wife and two children began. Although Charles Boney was...
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