- STORY: "Women taste freedom after convictions vacated," by reporter Caleb Bedillion, published in the Daily Leader on June 29, 2012.
GIST: "Prosecutors at the original trial relied heavily on the testimony of Dr. Michael West, of Hattiesburg. He testified he could match bite marks on the victim's body to the women on trial and claimed he could enhance a security videotape. West himself has since said he now doubts the validity of bite mark analysis, and the heart of their February trial was an FBI analysis of the security videotape that partially contradicted West's testimony. "We're cautiously optimistic," Wade said. "This was a circumstantial case, and that's gone. The West stuff is gone." Beety said she had no way to speculate whether officials will pursue a second trial. If there is a second trial, the Mississippi Innocence Project will continue to represent Stubbs and Vance. Wade expressed disappointment the attorney general has continued to defend cases in which testimony by West was used. Instead, he thinks West himself should be the target of investigation. "The Mississippi attorney general and Lincoln County district attorney should commit to pursue charges against Dr. Michael West for fraudulent testimony and perjury," Wade said."
The entire story can be found at:http://www.dailyleader.com/news/article_39b7af80-c20c-11e1-81a4-001a4bcf887a.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.
