Major Development: Bulletin: Jonathan Pitts: Dallas: "This murder suspect scheduled to go on trial this week will now be released from Dallas County jail after it was revealed that the city may have lost evidence in his case. Jonathan Pitts will be freed on a personal recognizance bond, meaning he does not have to pay bail, because prosecutors weren’t ready for trial Thursday when prospective jurors reported to the Frank Crowley Criminal Courts Building. The Dallas Morning News reports under the heading, "Dallas murder suspect released from jail while city determines if it lost evidence.." (Stay tuned. I will keep an eye on this one! HL);

"A  murder suspect scheduled to go on trial this week will now be released from Dallas County jail after it was revealed that the city may have lost evidence in his case.

Jonathan Pitts will be freed on a personal recognizance bond, meaning he does not have to pay bail, because prosecutors weren’t ready for trial Thursday when prospective jurors reported to the Frank Crowley Criminal Courts Building."

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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;