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Defense Lawyers Rip Texas Forensics Panel

By Steve Hall

That's the title of Allan Turner's report in today's Houston Chronicle.  LINKTexas defense lawyers took aim at the state's Forensic Science Commission Monday, charging that the group ? now probing the possibly botched arson investigations that sent an East Texas man to his execution ? is in danger of being ?permanently tainted and derailed by politics.?In a statement issued by Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association president Stanley Schneider, the lawyers targeted commission Chairman John Bradley, saying he has ?overstepped his authority, ignored the will of the Legislature and is trying to hide the commission's work from public scrutiny.?Monday's statement marked the first time the lawyer's group has become involved in controversy surrounding the commission, which is reviewing arson investigations in a 1991 Corsicana house fire that killed three children...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 04, 2010 (boomark / email).