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Support grows for Texas innocence commission, but other reforms needed too

To judge by the public attitudes of the top state officials, Texas may enjoy an important opportunity in the next legislative session to pass key reforms preventing more wrongful convictions. The Fort Worth Star Telegram's Max Baker featured a story Sunday ("Top Texas jurists support idea of innocence commission," May 18) dissecting the politics of a possible "innocence commission" in Texas. Here's an overview from Bakers' assessment of the lay of the land:Governor Rick Perry: Opposes an innocence commission because it creates a new layer of "bureaucracy."Lieutenant Gov. David Dewhurst "said he supports creating a commission. His staff said he has cleared the way for a Senate interim study committee to look into the commission's charge."House Speaker Tom Craddick: Neutral, expects the 81st Lege to debate the issue...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 20, 2008 (boomark / email).