PUBLISHER'S VIEW: The enormity of the failure by the Australian authorities to disclose utterly crucial matters relating to the forensic evidence is utterly breath-taking. This was not a question of one or two documents which were buried among thousands of others, and perhaps might be accepted as excusable. this was a deliberate pattern of behaviour on several different fronts aimed at stripping away from David Harold Eastman his ability to defend himself against all the might of the state which was being levied against him. The failure was so enormous that Judge Martin felt he had no alternative but to find that a substantial miscarriage of justice had occurred and quash the murder conviction. In the U.S.A. former Texas judge Ken Anderson was sent to prison for, as a prosecutor, withholding from Michael Morton critical evidence that was crucial for his defence. Judge Martin points the finger at the police for withholding the crucial evidence and documentation from Eastman - and appears to let the prosecution off the hook. But ultimately the police and prosecutors are all agents of the same state that put enormous mental pressure on Eastman, deprived him through duplicity of the opportunity to defend himself and then sent him to prison for life. He has already languished behind bars in prison protesting his innocence for almost 20 years. Judge Anderson was sent to prison for concealing information which could well have effected the outcome of Michael Morton's trial; There are police officers, and possibly prosecutors who similarly concealed information which might have resulted in Mr. Eastman being found not guilty. It wasn't Judge Martin's job to make judgments on the guilt or innocence of state officials for their conduct in the Eastman investigation. That said, there should be such accountabilty, and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government should investigate accordingly and lay criminal charges where warranted. It goes without saying that after all it has done to Eastman through officials acting in its name the government should free him, pardon him and compensate him generously so he can get as much comfort as possible out of his remaining years.
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.ca/2013/12/the-charles-smith-award-presented-to_28.html
I look forward to hearing from readers at:
hlevy15@gmail.com.
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;
