Friday, January 1, 2021

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: (Dear readers: Moving into 2021 - while doing my best to forget most of 2020 - and sending you my best wishes: The good news is that I am following some fascinating cases, trends and developments into the new year - and am very curious to see how they will develop. Please keep sending me tips on cases and developments relevant to the Blog which may be of interest. Hang in there and be well. Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.


PUBLISHER'S NOTE: As we go into 2021 (and many of us can't wait to get out of 2020) I want to give thanks  to the organisations and web sites that have been grist for The Charles Smith Blog mill over the past year - and to the individuals around the globe (some who do not wish to be named but know who they are) who have brought important developments, cases, and issues to my attention:  

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Networked Knowledge: (Dr. Robert Moles)

http://www.netk.net.au/whatsnew.asp

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Wrongful Conviction Report: (Andrew L. Urban):

https://wrongfulconvictionsreport.org

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CSSIDDS: Forensics and Law in Focus: (Dr. Michael Bowers):

https://csidds.com

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The Registry of Exonerations:

http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx

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Death Penalty Information Center;

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org

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The Crime Report:

https://thecrimereport.org

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The Marshall Report:

https://www.themarshallproject.org

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Marshall Project: Next to die.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die/fe

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The Innocence Project:

innocence project

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Northern California Innocence Project:

http://ncip.org

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Grits For Breakfast: (Scott Henson):

https://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com

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Innocence Canada: (exonerations):

exonerations

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Courthouse News:

exonerations

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California Innocence Project:

https://californiainnocenceproject.org

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Northern California Innocence Project:

/http://ncip.org

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The Appeal:

https://theappeal.org

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Davis Vanguard. (David Greenwald): 

https://www.davisvanguard.org

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The Intercept:

https://theintercept.com

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Forensic Magazine

https://www.forensicmag.com

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  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;

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FINAL WORD:  (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases):  "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."
Lawyer Radha Natarajan:
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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FINAL, FINAL WORD (FOR NOW!): "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions.   They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they’ve exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!
Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;
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