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Here are a several items worthy of Grits readers attention while I'm focused elsewhere today:Texas Senate interim charges outThe Lieutenant Governor issued the interim charges (pdf) for standing Senate committees and the Criminal Justice Committee's plate is particularly full (see pp. 3-5). More on this later.Fighting the Power (of DNA)At the Houston Chronicle, Rick Casey has the story of Williamson County DA and Forensics Science Commission chair John Bradley's fight to prevent postconviction DNA testing in a 25-year old murder case, arguing that finality is more important than potential actual innocence claims. Texas' Third Court of Appeals recently disagreed, declaring the state must allow testing at the defendant's expense.More on Perry's Forensic Science Commission appointmentsSpeaking of the Forensics Science Commission, while its new presshound chairman has attracted the most attention, Walter Reaves mentions that it might be worth keeping an eye out on another of Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 15, 2010 (boomark / email).