STORY: "Mallard case prosecutor fined," by reporter Paige Taylor, published in The Australian on July 26, 2012.
GIST: " A sketch of a wrench drawn by Mr Mallard was an important part of the prosecution's case. But Lawrence's injuries did not support a theory that she was killed with a wrench. A fresh police investigation in 2006 matched a partial palm print at the Lawrence murder scene to another man; convicted killer Simon Rochford. Soon after being interviewed in Albany Regional Prison about Lawrence's death, Rochford returned to his cell and killed himself.........Specifically, the parties agree that Mr Bates "failed to comply with his duty of disclosure as a prosecutor in that he failed to disclose to Mr Mallard or his counsel, from in or around late September 1995 until the conclusion of the trial, what he was told by Detective Sergeant Brandham about Mrs Lawrence's injuries not matching the wrench in the sketch". "The failure . . . occurred in circumstances where the likelihood of the wrench in the sketch being the murder weapon was of central importance to the prosecution case as advanced in opening at the trial," the judgment states."
GIST: " A sketch of a wrench drawn by Mr Mallard was an important part of the prosecution's case. But Lawrence's injuries did not support a theory that she was killed with a wrench. A fresh police investigation in 2006 matched a partial palm print at the Lawrence murder scene to another man; convicted killer Simon Rochford. Soon after being interviewed in Albany Regional Prison about Lawrence's death, Rochford returned to his cell and killed himself.........Specifically, the parties agree that Mr Bates "failed to comply with his duty of disclosure as a prosecutor in that he failed to disclose to Mr Mallard or his counsel, from in or around late September 1995 until the conclusion of the trial, what he was told by Detective Sergeant Brandham about Mrs Lawrence's injuries not matching the wrench in the sketch". "The failure . . . occurred in circumstances where the likelihood of the wrench in the sketch being the murder weapon was of central importance to the prosecution case as advanced in opening at the trial," the judgment states."
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/mallard-case-prosecutor-fined/story-e6frg6nf-1226435173446
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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:
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http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
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