Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Juan Smith: Supreme Court opinion seen as "blunt memo" from court to prosecutors. Lyle Denniston; SCOTUSblog.


COMMENTARY: "Opinion recap: Blunt memo to the D.A." by Lyle Denniston; SCOTUSblog.

GIST: "The fact that the Court’s lead opinion — only Justice Clarence Thomas dissented — was written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., added to its authority and raised its visibility. While the opinion virtually brushed off the prosecutors’ defense of Smith’s conviction, Thomas (the author of the majority opinion last Term in the Thompson case) used almost five times as much space (19 pages) as Roberts had, seeking to demolish Smith’s challenge."

THE ENTIRE COMMENTARY CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/01/opinion-recap-blunt-memo-to-da/

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;