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Peerwani: Arson testimony in Willingham case flawed

Regardless of the outcome of delayed court of inquiry proceedings, one of Gov. Perry's recent appointees to the Texas Forensic Science Commission says that the arson science used to convict Todd Willingham was flawed, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ("Willingham inquiry was flawed, Peerwani says," Oct. 8):Conclusions made by arson investigators in the Corsicana case that ended with a man's execution were wrong by today's standards, Tarrant County Medical Examiner Nizam Peerwani said Friday.But whether there is enough evidence to conclude that Cameron Todd Willingham was guilty or not guilty of killing his three daughters in 1991 is a question for the courts to decide, Peerwani said during a seminar at the Texas Wesleyan law school...continue to full post

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