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Willingham case stalled in seemingly stacked panel at forensic commission

Two stories on the Forensic Science Commission capture the essence of of last week's meeting:The Big Stall, Morgan Smith, The Texas TribuneLet's have a cheer for small victories, Rick Casey, The Houston ChronicleBetween them they make most of the points which have been rumbling around my head since on the subject.Most importantly: If there was any question before now, FSC Chairman John Bradley will succeed in delaying any final resolution (and my guess is, even public consideration) of the Todd Willingham case until after the November election. They spent much of their time last week discussing lab backlog issues that aren't even under the commission's purview.Bradley tried to limit membership on the panel investigating the Willingham case to Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 26, 2010 (boomark / email).