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Court of Criminal Appeals launches "Criminal Justice Integrity Unit"

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On behalf of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA), Judge Barbara Hervey today announced the creation of a "Criminal Justice Integrity Unit," which appears to be another blue-ribbon panel of bigwigs charged with making recommendations - one hopes with an eye toward proposing changes during the 81st Texas Legislature next year. The group will focus on a range of topics, including:Improving the quality of defense counsel available for indigent defendants.Implementing procedures to improve eyewitness identificationMaking recommendations to eliminate improper interrogations and to protect against false confessions.Reforming the standards for collection, preservation and storage of evidence.Improving crime lab reliability.Improving attorney practices and accountabilityAdequately compesating the wrongfully convicted...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 03, 2008 (boomark / email).

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