David Eastman: ABC reports that the inquiry into his conviction for the murder of one of Australia's top police officers is under way in Canberra; Among the terms of reference, Chief Justice Brian Martin will consider "potential new evidence about the gun residue in his car."

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  This Blog will be dropping in to the Inquiry from time to time when the key forensic issue - potential new evidence  about the gunshot residue found in David Eastman's car - comes under consideration.

Harold Levy; The Charles Smith Blog.

STORY: "Inquiry begins into David Eastman's conviction for murder of Colin Winchester," by reporter Elizabeth Byrne,  published by ABC  on November 5, 2013.

GIST: "Was it the mafia? Or was it David Harold Eastman who shot one of Australia's top policemen in the driveway of his Canberra home 24 years ago? Eastman is serving a life sentence for killing Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner Colin Winchester in 1989. An inquiry opening in Canberra today will take a fresh look at Eastman's conviction, as it trawls through mountains of evidence. The board of inquiry is headed by former Northern Territory chief justice Brian Martin.

The investigation will cover 19 terms of reference, including Eastman's fitness to plead, some potential new evidence about the gun residue in his car, and the conduct of police and prosecutors in the case.........Even with the late start, the inquiry has been hard at work. New ballistics tests have already been carried out by an expert witness."

The entire story can be found at:

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/19681268/inquiry-begins-into-david-eastmans-conviction-for-murder-of-colin-winchester/

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/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

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