Hannah Overton: "Defense says Overton prosecutor hid evidence." Prosecution's scientific evidence challenged; San Antonio Express;

STORY: "Defence says Overton prosecutor hid evidence," by reporter John MacCormack, published in the San Antonio Express on April 25, 2012.

GIST: "Eastwood, who didn't want to testify, is accused by defense lawyers of hiding crucial exculpatory evidence from them during the 2007 trial and also engaging in other misconduct. These are among the grounds cited in an appeal by Overton to the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. The scientific evidence at her trial is also being called into question. Overton, 35, is serving a life sentence without a chance of parole for allegedly murdering her 4-year-old foster child, Andrew Burd, with a fatal dose of salt in 2006. She is asking to be freed or granted a new trial.........The defense believes Burd, who had an eating disorder, accidentally consumed the salt himself."

THE ENTIRE STORY CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Defense-says-Overton-prosecutor-hid-evidence-3510812.php

PAM COLLOFF'S COVERAGE OF THE ON-GOING HEARING. (THANKS TO GRITS FOR BREAKFAST);

http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.ca/2012/04/governor-should-pardon-hannah-overton.html

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

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;