Thursday, January 26, 2012

Cameron Todd Willingham: Dallas Morning News: Get on with a good faith arson cases review; The pursuit of justice demands it;


STORY: Dallas Morning News editorial "Texas' arson review revisited" published on January 11, 2012.

GIST: "The abrupt resignation of Fire Marshal Paul Maldonado shouldn’t prevent a good-faith, thorough re-examination from taking place, in conjunction with the Innocence Project of Texas. Everything about the review is uncharted territory for the agencies involved, including the Texas Forensic Science Commission, which triggered the process despite challenges to its authority in arson matters. The effort could make a powerful statement that government agencies can and should responsibly test the bounds of their authority in the pursuit of justice."

THE ENTIRE EDITORIAL CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20120111-editorial-texas-arson-review-revisited.ece