harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 25, 2009, 10:16 am
"FORMER ASSISTANT SUMMIT COUNTY PROSECUTOR MIKE CARROLL, NOW IN RETIREMENT, WAS CO-COUNSEL IN PRADE'S TRIAL. ''WE GOT THE RIGHT MAN, AND WE DIDN'T SCREW IT UP,'' HE SAID. '...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 24, 2009, 5:53 pm
Last May, the Osgoode Hall Law School at York University presented an excellent conference on "expert forensic evidence in criminal proceedings: avoiding wrongful convictions," which offered considera...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 24, 2009, 1:52 pm
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In view of the Attorney General of Ontario's decision to support Sherry Sherret's acquittal at an up-coming hearing set for December 7, 2009, I am re-running several prev...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 24, 2009, 2:15 am
"FORMER ASSISTANT SUMMIT COUNTY PROSECUTOR MIKE CARROLL, NOW IN RETIREMENT, WAS CO-COUNSEL IN PRADE'S TRIAL. ''WE GOT THE RIGHT MAN, AND WE DIDN'T SCREW IT UP,'' HE SAID. '...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 23, 2009, 8:48 pm
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In view of the Attorney General of Ontario's decision to support Sherry Sherret's acquittal at an up-coming hearing set for December 7, 2009, I am re-running a four part ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 23, 2009, 8:45 pm
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In view of the Attorney General of Ontario's decision to support Sherry Sherret's acquittal at an up-coming hearing set for December 7, 2009, I am re-running a four part ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 23, 2009, 8:40 pm
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In view of the Attorney General of Ontario's decision to support Sherry Sherret's acquittal at an up-coming hearing set for December 7, 2009, I am re-running a four part ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 23, 2009, 8:38 pm
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In view of the Attorney General of Ontario's decision to support Sherry Sherret's acquittal at an up-coming hearing set for December 7, 2009, I am re-running a four part ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 23, 2009, 7:52 pm
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Toronto Star reporter Theresa Boyle's memorable story on Dr. Charles Smith's innocent victims - published on March 9, 2008 - was featured on this Blog on March 17, 2008;...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 23, 2009, 6:44 pm
"PREVIOUS POSTINGS TO THIS BLOG HAVE SHOWN HOW AN INNOCENT MOTHER NAMED SHERRY SHERRET FELT SHE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO AGREE TO BE CONVICTED OF INFANTICIDE IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF HER BELOVED SO...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 23, 2009, 6:34 pm
"SMITH DETERMINED ASPHYXIA WAS THE CAUSE OF DEATH. HIS OPINION THAT JOSHUA'S DEATH WAS SUSPICIOUS WAS DUE IN PART TO HIS FINDINGS OF A SKULL FRACTURE AND NECK HEMORRHAGES, BUT BOTH OF THOSE FINDIN...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 23, 2009, 2:15 am
"THE INNOCENCE NETWORK HAS FILED A BRIEF WITH THE OHIO SUPREME COURT ON BEHALF OF FORMER AKRON POLICE CAPT. DOUGLAS PRADE. THE GOAL IS NEW DNA TESTING OF BITE-MARK EVIDENCE TO OVERTURN HIS CONVICTION ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 22, 2009, 2:15 am
"IT DOESN'T TAKE A CRACK CSI SLEUTH LIKE THE CHARACTERS PLAYED BY LAURENCE FISHBURNE AND MARG HELGENBERGER TO SMELL SOME FOUL POLITICS EMANATING FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THE NEW LEADERSH...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 21, 2009, 2:15 am
"TSATSI'S WORK WAS CALLED INTO QUESTION BACK IN THE SPRING WHEN MISTAKE WERE FOUND IN DOZENS OF HIS CASES. OVER 47 000 RADIOLOGY EXAMS WERE PLACED UNDER REVIEW. THE RESULTS ON JUST OVER HALF ARE I...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 20, 2009, 2:30 am
""THEY GAVE HIM A WRITTEN EXAMINATION," BRYAN SALTE, THE ASSOCIATE REGISTRAR AND LAWYER FOR THE COLLEGE, TOLD CBC NEWS. "THEY EXAMINED THE INTERPRETATIONS HE HAD MADE OF A NUMBER OF MODALITIES: CT SCA...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 20, 2009, 2:15 am
""THIS IS AN AFFRONT TO DEMOCRACY," SAID LAWYER EDWARD SAPIANO. "THEY GOT CAUGHT DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND NOW THEY ARE CHANGING THE RULES TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. IS THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYING THAT SOMEO...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 19, 2009, 2:15 am
"THE PRACTICE WAS A "TAINT" ON THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CONTRARY "TO THE VALUES WE SHARE AS CITIZENS OF A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY," SAID CAVOUKIAN. "CITIZENS SELECTED FOR JURY DUTY SHOULD BE THANKED...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 18, 2009, 2:15 am
"IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE CONTINUING PATTERN OF USING INFORMANTS AND FRAUDULENT EXPERTS TO MANUFACTURE EVIDENCE WHERE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE," SAID SETH MILLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INNOCENCE...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 17, 2009, 2:15 am
Background: This Blog has been delving into the havoc caused by the late John Preston and his magical dog who could purportedly trace scents across water. The focus is also on Deputy Keith Pikett, ano...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 16, 2009, 2:15 am
"RECENT ATTENTION HAS FOCUSED ON A HIGH PROFILE CASE WHICH MAY BECOME THE FIRST OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE WHICH LED TO A MAN BEING EXECUTED. THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, RICK PERRY, HA...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 14, 2009, 10:27 pm
"HURST, DISMISSED BY PROSECUTORS AS AN ACADEMIC BLINDED TO LEGITIMATE ARSON CASES BY A SOFT SPOT FOR DEFENDANTS, HAS BEEN ON THE LOSING END OF MANY CASES AS WELL. ONE THAT STILL BOTHERS HIM WAS CAMERO...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 13, 2009, 9:41 pm
"TOOLSIE WAS SUSPENDED IN FEBRUARY OVER HIS HANDLING THE CASE OF A 14 MONTH OLD CHILD WHO DIED IN MCMINN COUNTY. TOOLSIE RULED THAT ANGEL DELASHMITT DIED IN 2003 FROM SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME AFTER SHE W...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 13, 2009, 4:36 pm
"DR. SMITH IS INCOMPETENT, FELL BELOW THE STANDARD OF CARE AND ENGAGED IN DISGRACEFUL, DISHONOURABLE OR UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT IN HIS PRACTICE OF PATHOLOGY AND HIS WORK PROVIDING EXPERT EVIDENCE THERE...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 13, 2009, 11:13 am
"WHILE THE PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATION ABOUT COMPENSATION MAY HAVE COME OUT OF THE GOUDGE INQUIRY, ADDRESSING THAT RECOMMENDATION IS AN UNDERTAKING OF THE MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. AS SUCH, I A...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 12, 2009, 10:49 am
span style="font-style:italic;"> "GAGNON WROTE A LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT BACK IN APRIL ASKING FOR AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S WORK. HE WROTE THE FORMATION OF THE CO...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Nov 12, 2009, 10:46 am
"Another committee struck by Bentley on the advice of Goudge is looking at 22 of Smith's older cases that were not part of the public inquiry. These are child-death investigations Smith worked on ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 27, 2009, 12:33 pm
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Dear reader: an explanation is due. I am about to leave for a journey to Australia and New Zealand and do not expect to be filing any posts on this Blog while I am away. However,...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 26, 2009, 4:44 pm
"THE INNOCENCE PROJECT, A NONPROFIT LEGAL ORGANIZATION THAT INVESTIGATES POSSIBLE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, QUESTIONED WILLINGHAM'S GUILT. NOW THE TEXAS FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION WILL REVIEW A REPOR...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 26, 2009, 7:53 am
"I reject the submission that Dr. Smith did not intentionally mislead the Court. The medical evidence provided to the Jury by Dr. Smith was deliberately calculated and directed to secure convictions. ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 26, 2009, 2:15 am
"AS THE CHURCH HAS LONG TAUGHT, THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT THE PROPER RESPONSE TO CRIME AND VIOLENCE. SOCIETY HAS BOTH THE RIGHT AND DUTY TO PROTECT ITS CITIZENS, BUT MODERN SOCIETY HAS THE CAPACITY TO ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 25, 2009, 7:27 am
"THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE HAS DECLARED THAT CHARLES SMITH INTENTIONALLY MISLED THE COURT TO HELP SECURE CONVICTIONS," SAID DEFENCE LAWYER PAULA ROCHMAN, WHO REPRESENTED ANISA TROT...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 25, 2009, 2:15 am
"IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY DEATH PENALTY OPPONENTS HAVE LATCHED ONTO THE WILLINGHAM CASE. AT THE AGITATOR, RADLEY BALKO ASKS THIS "QUESTION FOR SUPPORTERS OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: DOES WILLINGHAM’S CAS...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 24, 2009, 7:57 am
"PIKETT ASSERTS OUTLANDISH SUCCESS RATES FOR HIS DOGS, CLAIMING ONE OF THEM HAD ONLY MADE ONE ERROR IN 2,831 LINEUPS. "ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH DONE BY THE DUTCH POLICE AND OTHER EXPERTS IN THE FIELD...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 24, 2009, 2:15 am
"ACCORDING TO KRISTIN HOULE, DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY, THE STATE AVERAGED NEARLY ONE LETHAL INJECTION PER WEEK OVER A FIVE MONTH PERIOD IN 2008. THERE HAVE BEEN 423...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 23, 2009, 10:12 am
"A panel of Ontario Appeal Court judges has rejected fresh evidence presented by lawyers representing a Toronto couple convicted of second-degree murder in the death of their seven-year-old son," The ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 23, 2009, 2:15 am
"WILLINGHAM'S CASE WOULD BE FRIGHTENING ENOUGH IF IT WERE UNIQUE. THE FACT THAT THERE MAY BE SEVERAL INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXECUTED IS ABHORRENT AND SHOULD GIVE ANY CAPITAL PUNISHMENT PROP...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 22, 2009, 5:52 am
"WHAT THE LAWYERS WILL ARGUE, THIS IN THE WAKE OF THE WELL-DOCUMENTED FALL OF DISGRACED PATHOLOGIST DR. CHARLES SMITH (WHO TESTIFIED AT THIS TRIAL AND WHO, WITH ANOTHER EXPERT WHO TESTIFIED, BELIEVED ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 21, 2009, 11:15 pm
"NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS ... TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF NOT ONLY DOG SCENT LINEUPS BUT TO ENSURE THERE IS A SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR ANY FORENSIC TECHNIQUE USE...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 21, 2009, 4:35 pm
"THE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE IS THAT INVESTIGATORS, PROSECUTORS, COURT APPOINTED DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, JURY MEMBERS, APPELLATE JUDGES, THE TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES AND, FINALLY, GOV. RICK PERRY F...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 21, 2009, 7:50 am
"ADVANCES IN FORENSICS HAVE REVOLUTIONIZED THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM, AIDING BOTH PROSECUTORS AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, EXONERATING THE INNOCENT AND CONFIRMING THE GUILTY IN WAYS THAT WERE IMPOSSIBLE JUST A GE...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 19, 2009, 11:13 pm
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background: This Blog has been delving into the havoc caused by the late John Preston and his magical dog who could ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 19, 2009, 2:15 am
"THE WILLINGHAM CASE APPEARS TO BE OUR WORST NIGHTMARE COME TRUE; A MAN WHO MAY VERY WELL HAVE BEEN INNOCENT, HAS BEEN PUT TO DEATH. THIS CASE REQUIRES THAT STATES AND THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY CAREFULLY ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 18, 2009, 11:55 am
"SENATOR RUSSELL FEINGOLD (D-WI) ALSO DISCUSSED PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD INCLUDING SCANDALS IN CRIME LABS AND UNSUPPORTED SCIENTIFIC CONCLUSIONS BEING PRESENTED AT TRIAL BY EXPERT WITNESSES. IRONICALLY, ...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 18, 2009, 9:55 am
"“IT’S A VERY TROUBLING STORY. I’VE NOT HEARD OF IT BEING DONE BEFORE, SO THIS COMES AS A BIT OF A SURPRISE,” SAID KROG. “I THINK THAT THE JUDGE’S REACTION WAS THE APPROPRIATE ONE.” THE...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 18, 2009, 2:15 am
"THESE CONVICTIONS OCCUR BECAUSE JURIES BELIEVE THE FIRE INVESTIGATORS WHO PRETEND TO BE SCIENTISTS, BUT WHO DO NOT EVEN POSSESS A MINIMAL SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION. THE REASON THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE A...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 17, 2009, 2:15 am
... Cameron Todd Willingham was wrongfully executed: "The Wrong Man." A preamble to the series noted that: "The ... which a state-court decision "involved an unreasonable application of clearly est...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 12, 2009, 7:04 pm
"IT WAS DISCLOSED THAT THE JURORS’ NAMES HAD BEEN RUN THROUGH THE CORNET DATABASE CRIMINAL TRACKING SYSTEM, ACCESSIBLE BY B.C. CORRECTIONS STAFF AND CROWN COUNSELLORS. IT ALSO RAISES CONCERNS OF TRI...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 12, 2009, 2:15 am
'AND I’D WRAP THE COURSE WITH A SINGLE QUESTION. HOW MANY DECADES DOES IT TAKE A JUSTICE SYSTEM, IN THIS CASE A STATE’S JUSTICE SYSTEM, TO RIGHT ITSELF AMID SO MUCH EVIDENCE OF WRONG? HOW MANY...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 11, 2009, 2:15 am
"IF THAT COMMISSION ESTABLISHES THAT WILLINGHAM WAS INDEED INNOCENT, AS HE CONTINUED TO INSIST UNTIL HIS EXECUTION, "IT WILL POSE THE GREATEST MORAL CHALLENGE TO THIS NATION ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY: A...
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harold l. posted an article on the charles smith blog - Sep 10, 2009, 8:47 am
"THE SENTENCING HEARING FOR N.B. WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 28. THE CROWN IS ASKING JUDGE STONG TO SENTENCE THE DEFENDANT AS AN ADULT. THE COURT OF APPEAL IS EXPECTED TO HEAR ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE JURY BA...
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