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Perry's Brazen Abuse of Power

By Steve Hall

That's the title of a San Antonio Express-News editorial.  It appeared in the Sunday edition.  LINKWhen the going was about to get tough for Gov. Rick Perry at the Texas Forensic Science Commission last fall, Perry sacked three commission members, including its chairman. The commission ? created by the Legislature in 2005 to set standards for forensic analysis and investigate allegations of negligence or misconduct ? was at long last about to consider the case of Todd Willingham.Willingham was put to death in 2004 after being convicted of murdering his three daughters by arson. Substantial doubt exists about the forensic evidence used to obtain that conviction. Perry denied Willingham's reprieve request and insists the state properly executed ?a monster...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 09, 2010 (boomark / email).