CORPUS CHRISTI — One of Hannah Overton's trial attorneys broke down in tears on the stand Thursday, saying he should have done more to prove her innocence.
STORY: "One of Hannah Overton's trial attorney's breaks down in tears on the stand," by reporter Michelle Villarreal in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, on April 26, 2012. Sub-Heading: "Hanah Overton hearing: Day four;
GIST: "David Jones said he regrets not putting Dr. Michael Moritz, a clinical director of pediatric nephrology in Pittsburgh, on the stand during Overton's trial. Moritz was deposed for several hours by attorneys. "I failed miserably in not reviewing that video ... there is probably not a day since that trial ... that I don't regret not doing more ... I should've done more because of the expertise I had. I should've taken the time myself to watch that video and I failed ... and I'm so sorry," Jones said. Jones then briefly left the witness stand to compose himself and hugged one of Overton's other attorneys as Overton wiped tears from her face with a white handkerchief. Overton, 35, was convicted of capital murder in 2007 in connection with the death of her 4-year-old foster child, Andrew Burd. The boy died at a Corpus Christi hospital in 2006 of elevated sodium levels. Moritz said he believed Andrew could not have been saved, no matter when Andrew arrived at the hospital. That testimony could have exonerated Overton of failing to seek medical attention for the boy in a timely manner, Jones said."
THE ENTIRE STORY CAN BE FOUND AT:http://www.caller.com/news/2012/apr/26/day-four-of-hannah-overton-capital-murder/
PAMELA COLLOFF'S TEXAS MONTHLY FEATURE ON THIS CASE:
http://www.texasmonthly.com/2012-01-01/feature2.php
UPDATE TO PAMELA COLLOFF'S FEATURE:
http://www.tmdailypost.com/article/update/hannah-overton-s-case-will-be-examined-again
Q AND A WITH PAMELA COLLOFF;
http://www.texasmonthly.com/2012-01-01/webextra2.php
GRITS FOR BREAKFAST: (THURSDAY APRIL 26, 2012);
http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.ca/2012/04/hannah-overton-prosecutor-on-dock.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
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
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Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
