GIST: "Texas, which loves to be No. 1 in everything, seems to be making a concerted effort to outdo other states in the number of wrongful convictions. Now it seems determined to be top dog in crime-lab scandals as well. The Texas Department of Public Safety has just warned district attorneys about errors in drug evidence analysis at its Houston regional lab. Officials said evidence that wasn’t properly tested could have resulted in faulty convictions since 2006 in Houston’s Harris County and several other counties that the lab serves. In an email to prosecutors in the affected counties, the Department of Public Safety said the errors appeared to all be linked to one forensic scientist who has been suspended."
THE ENTIRE POST CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://wrongfulconvictionsblog.org/2012/05/01/another-lab-scandal-
surfaces-in-texas/
SEE ALSO: THOUSANDS OF DRUG CASES UNDER THE MICROSCOPE IN TEXAS: (ABC 13);
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8642715
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/charlessmithThe 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:
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.
