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News Previews of the FSC Meeting

By Steve Hall

"Texas Forensic Science Commission faces scrutiny today in arson case with questionable science," is the title of Christy Hoppe in today's Dallas Morning News.The Texas Forensic Science Commission goes under the microscope today when it takes up how to proceed with a case of questionable arson that contributed to the conviction and execution of Cameron Todd Willingham.The meeting in Irving will be the first since last year to discuss actual cases in which discredited science might have crept into trials. The Willingham case was dismantled two days before a critical meeting in October, when Gov. Rick Perry upended the commission by replacing key members, including the chairman.His new chairman, Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley, has been resolute about creating policies and procedures before tackling cases...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 23, 2010 (boomark / email).