This Blog adds its voice to those seeking a reprieve for Duane Buck.
It's bad enough that he was sentenced to be executed because of the opinion of one man - a psychologist who supposedly was an expert in predicting future human behavior. (Far too dangerous to entrust an "expert" witness with such a life and death decision);
But it's even worse that this opinion introduced unfounded racial factors into the court process.
At this 11th hour Texas Governor Rick Perry must set politics aside and grant a temporary reprieve so that Mr. Buck can have the benefit of an untainted process.
It's high time for the courts to review the use of this dangerous kind of expert testimony - and bar it from the court process - even when it occurs without the racial considerations.
HAROLD LEVY; PUBLISHER; THE CHARLES SMITH BLOG;
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;
