There has been considerable movement in Australia towards establishment of an independent criminal cases review commission. This movement has been helped by fine journalism such as the recent Sixty Minutes story on the case of Henry Keogh, which aired on Sunday 5th June 2011, and can be accessed at:
http://bestfreetvshows.com/60-minutes-henry-keogh/
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PUBLISHER'S VIEW: : This Blog has devoted numerous posts to the conviction and incarceration of Henry Keogh in August 1995 for the murder of his fiancée, Anna Jane Cheney in the face of what Dr. Bob Moles, who has deeply investigated the case, has called "a combination of fraud, deceit and manifest error." Dr. Moles and his colleagues have launched one of the most thorough, intensive attacks on pathology evidence in a criminal case that I have ever seen - and have come up over the years with cogent new evidence destroying the prosecution's forensic case. It is most disturbing to note that the South Australian government has chosen to look the other way while this apparent miscarriage continues to fester and Henry Keogh remains behind bars. All that is being sought, in the face of the mountain of evidence discrediting the conviction is a fresh look by South Australia's Attorney General and an order for a new trial. This, however, appears to be too much to ask. The government's intransigence is all the more reason for the establishment, without delay, of an independent criminal cases review commission.
HAROLD LEVY: PUBLISHER; THE CHARLES SMITH BLOG;
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;
