STORY: "AG of Virginia joins with U. of Virginia Innocence Clinic in asking for exoneration," reported by the Associated Press on May 2, 2012. (Thanks to the Wrongful Convictions Blog for pointing out this case.)
GIST: "Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to exonerate a James City County man wrongfully convicted of rape in 1978. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Cuccinelli asked the court on Tuesday to expedite a writ of actual innocence for 56-year-old Bennett S. Barbour. Barbour’s lawyers with the University of Virginia School of Law’s Innocence Project Clinic requested the writ in March. Barbour was convicted of raping a College of William and Mary student in Williamsburg. DNA tests conducted in 2010 on material from the case didn’t find Barbor’s DNA. The tests identified the DNA of another man, James Moses Glass Jr."
THE ENTIRE STORY CAN BE FOUND AT:http://www.wvec.com/news/Va-AG-seeks-exoneration-of-wrongfully-convicted-Williamsburg-man-149805945.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
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog
