PUBLISHER'S VIEW; (EDITORIAL); Hidden in the bowels of the 50-page decision is a reference by the Law Lords to a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which sets out the approach which is to be taken to novel scientific theory or technique. The Lords clearly respect this decision as "a useful template" for considering such an important issue in the forensic setting of a criminal trial. How ironic! The author of this decision is none other than the much respected (at least outside New Zealand) former Supreme Court of Canada Justice Ian Binnie - the one and the same judge who has been pilloried by the New Zealand government for doing his job by exposing the wrongful prosecution of David Bain in a thorough, well articulated report commissioned by the Attorney General - and by recommending compensation. New Zealand Justice Minister Judith Collins showed her ignorance and callous indifference to the rights of accused person by her summary, insulting rejection of Justice Binnie's report. She has already rejected the need for New Zealand to establish an independent review commission in light of the Privy Counsel decision, and her country's unfortunate track record of miscarriages of justice. To this observer, she is acting like a Finance Minister doing her best to minimize the cost to her nation of the inevitable civil compensation suit. Justice be damned. Thank goodness for the Privy Council in London. There was no politics behind its thorough well-researched decision and its blunt dismissal of the novel, flimsy "science" used to convict Mr. Lundy. How sad, that a New Zealander can't expect justice from its criminal justice system within his or her own borders.
Harold Levy. Publisher. The Charles Smith Blog.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.
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/
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.
I look foward to hearing from readers at:
hlevy15@gmail.com;
Harold Levy; Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
