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Hinojosa: Forensic commission dragging its feet

State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa weighed in on the Forensic Science Commission controversy in a piece in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram ("Texas lawmakers say commission dragging its feet on fatal fire probe," May 11), where Yamil Berard wrote that:a state lawmaker who drafted the legislation establishing the commission said that its mission is clear: to ascertain that the science used in forensic analyses is valid. The move to allow the panel to do additional research in the Cameron Todd Willingham case is a stalling tactic, he and another state lawmaker said."Commission members need to move on and act on the mission; they are moving at a snail's pace," said Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen. "The perception is that they are dragging their feet, not being open and transparent...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 12, 2010 (boomark / email).