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While I'm focused today on work someone is actually paying me for, here are several items that merit Grits readers' attention:Failure to disclose exculpatory evidence caused another wrongful convictionIn Dallas, a fellow named Larry Sims is about to be released after 25 years in prison after it was revealed that prosecutors failed to disclose exculpatory biological evidence. DNA test results show the victim lied about parts of her story, and the district court is expected to find that no reasonable jury would convict him based on the newly tested evidence. The Dallas DA isn't yet calling this an "exoneration," but it's certainly a wrongful conviction.Law vs. Science: E pur si muove!At the Houston Chronicle, Rick Casey has a column about the Forensic Science Commission's coming request for an Attorney General's opinion on whether it has jurisdiction to investigate the Todd Willingham case and other older incidents of forensic negligence or misconduct...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 27, 2011 (boomark / email).