Ed Graf: Arson "science." Significant development; Texas Court of Criminal...
STORY: "Court rules that Graf deserves new trial in 1986 Hewitt arson murder," by reporter Cindy V. Culp. published by the Waco Tribune on March 27, 2013.GIST: "The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals...
View ArticleAmanda Knox: Commentary published by The Independent depicts a "bizarre"...
COMMENTARY: "Bizarre ruling in the case of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito merely highlights failings of Italian justice system," by Peter Popham, published by the Independent on March 27,...
View ArticleBulletin: Megan Martzen: California; Significant development: She has pleaded...
STORY: "Reedley babysitter pleads 'no contest' to involuntary manslaughter, avoids retrial," by reporter Carina Corral, published by KSEE News on March 28, 2013.GIST: "Megan Martzen pleaded no contest...
View ArticleAmanda Knox: Commentary published by The Guardian focusses on the...
COMMENTARY: "Amanda Knox's retrial puts Italian justice in the dock," by Joan Smith, published in the Guardian on March 26, 2013.SUB-HEADING: "Rudy Guede killed Meredith Kercher. The continued pursuit...
View ArticleEd Graf: Arson "science." Dallas News says arson science must be applied in...
EDITORIAL: "Force arson science to apply in criminal court," published by the Dallas News on March 28, 2013.GIST: "Modern arson science is gaining traction in large part through a controversial...
View ArticleHenry Keogh; Australia; His case is said to have inspired legal reform:...
STORY: "Keogh case inspires legal reform." by Jeremy Roberts, reported by InDaily on March 20, 2013, with thanks to Networked Knowledge for drawing this report to our attention.GIST: "In an Australian...
View ArticleGeorge Souliotes. Arson "science" case: Judge H. Lee Sarokin appropriately...
POST: "Does the prosecution win if justice loses?" by retired Federal Judge H. Lee Sarokin, published by the Huffington Post on March 14, 2013.GIST: "Souliotes was convicted 16 years ago and is...
View ArticleBulletin: Sonja Farak: Massachussets; Amherst Crime Lab Chemist has been...
STORY: "Amherst crime lab chemist indicted on drug, tampering with evidence charges," published by ABC40 on April 1, 2013.GIST:"A chemist accused of stealing drug evidence from an Amherst lab has been...
View ArticleBulletin: Louis Cuen Taylor: Arson "science" case. Release following...
STORY: "Release for man convicted in '70 deadly (Arizona) fire," published by the Associated Press on March 31, 2013.GIST: A man who has spent more than four decades in prison for a Tucson hotel fire...
View ArticleJeffrey MacDonald: 'Fatal Vision' case: His lawyer urges judge to vacate...
STORY: "'Fatal Vision" case: Jeffrey MacDonald memo urges judge to vacate triple-murder conviction," by staff writer Paul Woolverton, published by the Fay Observer on April 2, 2013.GIST: "The lawyer...
View ArticleLouis Taylor; Arizona; Arson "science" case' Momentous development; He has...
STORY: "Louis Taylor, convicted of arson 40 years ago. released in new plea deal. by reporter Brian Skoloff, published by the Huffington Post on April 2, 2013.GIST: "A man who was locked up more than...
View ArticleHank Skinner: Defence and State lawyers agree on more testing - but a jacket...
STORY: "Lawyers agree to more DNA testing in Skinner case," by reporter Brandi Grissom, published by the Texas Tribune, on April 2, 20134.GIST: "After conducting hundreds of tests on samples of blood,...
View ArticleManuel Velez: Death Row case; Major development. Judge recommends new trial;...
POST: "New trial recommended for Manuel Velez," published by the StandDown Texas Project on April 3, 2013. (Based on "Retrial closer for convicted killer," by reporter Mark Reagan, published in the...
View ArticleLouis Taylor; Cameron Todd Willingham; How the changing forensic science of...
STORY: "The changing forensic science of arson is freeing innocent convicts: Modern investigations are finding no evidence for arson in old cases," by Francie Diep, published by PopSci on April 3,...
View ArticleJonathan Salvador: Grits for Breakfast; Forensic panel looking into "crime...
POST: "Forensic panel to review final report on Department of Public Safety crime lab debacle," published by Grits for Breakfast, on April 5, 2013.GIST: Here's where Grits is headed this morning, via...
View ArticleBulletin: Jonathan Salvador: Forensic Science Commission report filed earlier...
STORY: "Forensic Science Commission reviews Department of Public Safety lab trouble," by reporter Maurice Chammah, published by the Texas Tribune on April 5, 2013.GIST: "A report adopted today by the...
View ArticleAnnie Dookhan: State crime lab; WCVB TV sees "a crime lab in complete...
EDITORIAL: "Scandal in state drug crime lab," published by WCVB TV Boston on April 5, 2013.GIST: "The escalating scandal at the State Drug Crime lab has us thinking about onion metaphors; many layers,...
View ArticleJonathan Salvador: Grits for Breakfast reacts to the Forensic Commission...
POST: "On defining 'drylabbing': More from forensic commission meeting on DPS crime lab debacle," published by Grits for Breakfast on April 6, 2013.GIST: "Notably, the commission removed from the final...
View ArticleManuel Velez: Texas; Capital case involving death of child shows importance...
POST: "Court rejects ttempts to devalue life of the accused in South Texas capital case," by Brian Stull, published by the American Civil Liberties Union on April 5, 2013.GIST: "In December of 2012,...
View ArticleLouis Taylor. Arson "science." Blogger Jeff Gamso takes on the prosecutors...
POST: "A tale of two tragedies", published by Gamso for the defence, on April 3, 2013.GIST: "Of course, the prosecutors still think he did it. Don't need no stinkin' evidence. They just know. So...
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