The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Former Texas Governor Mark White who was involved in the executions of 20 people: says it may be time for Texas to do away with the death penalty. The death penalty is no longer a deterrent to murder, and long stays for the condemned on death row shows justice is not swift, White said. More than anything, he said, he has grown concerned that the system is not administered fairly and that there are too many risks of executing innocent people. White said the state needs to take a serious look at replacing theContinue readingFormer Texas Governor Mark White Says It May Be Time to Do Away With Death Penalty

Death penalty foes emboldened by Willingham case | Texas Legislature | Star-Telegram Death penalty foes emboldened by Willingham case Posted Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 BY DAVE MONTGOMERY dmontgomery@star-telegram.com AUSTIN — Regardless of how it ultimately plays out, the roiling controversy over the 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham is already energizing death penalty opponents into a renewed attack on capital punishment in Texas. Gov. Rick Perry, depicting Willingham as a “monster” who murdered his children in a Christmastime house fire in 1991, says that opponents of the death penalty are using the case as “propaganda” to promote their cause. ButContinue readingDeath penalty foes emboldened by Todd Willingham case

Simple Justice: Never Smear Your Own Client, Not Even In Death I suspect many lawyers will agree with Scott Greenfield’s criticism of Todd Willingham’s trial lawyer’s (David Martin) appearance on CNN Thursday, October 15. Here is an except from Greenfield’s blog “Simple Justice”: Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that Martin has no grossly improper motive, like he’s been promised a judgeship by Perry if he does everything in his power to undermine the evidence of Willingham’s innocence.  If Martin truly believes what he’s saying to be true, his statements are the most irresponsible, unethical, improper I have ever heard fromContinue readingScott Greenfield on Todd Willingham’s Lawyer: irresponsible, unethical, improper, utterly disgraceful

Early Friday morning, we posted the video from last Thursday’s CNN AC 360 program when Todd Willingham’s trial lawyer was on the program and made remarks that we thought violated his attorney-client obligations, which bind a lawyer even after his client has died this is not how experts work like.. if you need a true expert check out the boat accident lawyers houston firm . Now, some attorneys have begun posting about David Martin and some also seem to agree that Martin violated his ethical obligations as an attorney to his former client. After reading this blog post, if you are thinkContinue readingLawyers Speaking Out in Response to Todd Willingham’s Trial Attorney’s “Utterly Disgraceful” Performance on CNN

Tonight on CNN AC360, Todd Willingham’s trial lawyer David Martin, the person who was supposed to have vigorously defended his client, made an appearance on national TV arguing for his former client’s guilt. Martin, appearing in a cowboy hat, drawled that the report submitted to the Texas Forensic Science Commission by Dr Craig Beyler was one of the “least objective reports” he has ever read. “This is supposed to be a scientific report?”, said Martin. Steve Mills of the Chicago Tribune, then said that the arson investigation methods used in 1991 were not based on science. “That is absurd” saidContinue readingTodd Willingham’s Defense Lawyer Embarrasses Texas Justice System on National TV; Juror Has Doubts

The Dallas Morning News has an interesting article today on the possible political fallout that may result from the Todd Willingham case and Rick Perry’s cover up. The article is by Lynn Woolley, who is a Texas-based talk show host streaming from www.BeLogical.com. He may be heard live in Dallas-Fort Worth on KVCE-AM (1160) at 9 a.m. For the entire article click here. Excerpt: It is becoming apparent that there is a possibility that neither Rick Perry nor Kay Bailey Hutchison may be the Republican nominee for governor of Texas. Both of them have issues that must be cleared upContinue readingTodd Willingham and Rick Perry’s Cover up Could Impact on Race for Governor

Rick Perry today vigorously defended his cover up of the execution of an innocent person in Texas by calling Todd Willingham a “monster”. Eugenia Willingham, Todd’s mother, responded to Perry’s statement by telephone on tonight’s CNN AC360, saying that Todd loved his kids and that Todd told her his trial was “a big joke” in part because his own defense lawyer thought he was guilty. Kay Bailey Hutchison said today that Rick Perry’s actions and cover up has given “liberals” a valid issue to criticize the death penalty. Dr. Craig Beyler was quoted on CNN tonight saying that Rick Perry’sContinue readingTodd Willingham’s Mother Responds to Rick Perry; Dr Craig Beyler Calls on New Appointees to Resign to Restore Integrity to Commission Investigation

If you can not see the embedded video below, click here to watch it on YouTube. Sign a petition to Governor Rick Perry and the State of Texas to acknowledge that the fire in the Cameron Todd Willingham case was not arson, therefore no crime was committed and on February 17, 2004, Texas executed an innocent man.

GOP adversaries blast Perry for handling of forensics panel Fort Worth Star-Telegram October 13, 2009   AUSTIN — Two of Gov. Rick Perry’s Republican adversaries in the 2010 governor’s race hammered Perry on Tuesday for carrying out a shake-up of a state commission probing a possibly flawed arson investigation that led to the 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Perry’s leading opponent in the March 2 Republican primary, accused Perry of “trying to ramrod a covering-up” by removing three members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission two days before a critical meeting. Contact MK Law criminalContinue readingGOP adversaries blast Perry for handling of forensics panel | Crime and Safety | Star-Telegram

If you can not see the embedded video below, click here to watch it on YouTube. Sign a petition to Governor Rick Perry and the State of Texas to acknowledge that the fire in the Cameron Todd Willingham case was not arson, therefore no crime was committed and on February 17, 2004, Texas executed an innocent man.