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Additional Coverage of Friday's FSC Meeting

By Steve Hall

The Austin American-Statesman reports, "Willingham probe takes unexpected turn," by Chuck Lindell. Adding an unexpected twist to its investigation of the science used to convict and execute Cameron Todd Willingham for arson murder, the Texas Forensic Science Commission voted Friday to seek an attorney general opinion on the limits of its jurisdiction. The commission is examining allegations, made by fire scientists and the Innocence Project of New York, that investigators relied on bad science and poor techniques to conclude that Willingham intentionally set fire to his Corsicana home in 1991, killing his three young daughters. The City of Corsicana and the state fire marshal's office, however, have long complained that the commission lacks the authority to examine their investigators' actions and conclusions...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 24, 2011 (boomark / email).