STORY: "Hearing for new trial in Prade case set for October," by reporter Ed Meyer, published in the Akron Beacon Herald Journal on August 21, 2012.
GIST: "At issue in the upcoming hearing will be a 2-inch by 3-inch swatch cut from Dr. Prade’s lab coat shortly after her death. The circular mark is where the killer is believed to have bitten her during a struggle in which she was shot six times. The new genetic tests found male DNA on the lab coat over the site of the bite mark that excluded Prade as the source. Hunter, according to the county prosecutor’s office, has three options for her ruling at the upcoming hearing: Prade is innocent and, therefore, his case should be dismissed; a new trial is warranted based on the new test results; or there is no exonerating evidence and his convictions should stand. Summit Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh has said the jury verdicts should not be overturned because the test results do not identify a new suspect or pinpoint when the DNA was deposited on the lab coat."
The entire story can be found at:
http://www.ohio.com/news/local-news/hearing-for-new-trial-in-prade-case-set-for-october-1.328552
See comprehensive Associated Press story at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120825/us-bite-mark-dna/
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.
