PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The evidentiary hearing is now under way. It’s expected to last two weeks. My plan is to drop in on the hearing from time to time where there is particular grist for the Charles Smith Mill. (As brief as that may be). But don't limit yourselves. There's a lot of very fascinating other 'stuff' - including blatant racism and police and prosecutorial misconduct (and ex-fiancee Jimmy Fennell's testimony) - going on in the hearing room. KVUE Reporter Jenni Lee's is already providing chronological live daily updates at kvue.com.
Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog;
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From today's live KVUE up-date:
10:10 a.m. – Fennell denies Stites was having an affair with Reed and denies all allegations from the defense's witnesses, calling them "all liars." When asked about two forensic pathologists' testimonies stating Stites died before 3 a.m., rather than between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., Fennell said they were lying as well. In the original trial, Fennell testified that he was with Stites between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. He denied being with Stites when she died.
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Today's (Day 3) KVUE entire report - with Fennell's testimony - 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: "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;
