Julius Jones: Oklahoma; Bulletin: Next steps: He will speak about his case for the first time as it is being reviewed by the state's 'Pardon and Parole Board', his lawyer (Dale Baich) told 'Insider,' Reporter Kelly McLaughlin (Insider) reports..."At his commutation application review later this year, Jones will have an opportunity to speak about his case for the first time, Jones' lawyer, Dale Baich, confirmed to 'Insider'. Baich said Jones will appear by video to speak in front of the Pardon and Parole Board, though an exact date for the hearing has yet to be scheduled. "..."The upcoming hearing is the second phase of the commutation application process for Jones. The Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-1 on Monday to move forward with phase two of the process. Following the hearing, the board will decide whether or not they will recommend Jones' sentence be commuted to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who has the final say over the decision."

The entire story can be read at:

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. 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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