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Month: January 2011

Video: John Bradley Takes Todd Willingham Case Discussion Behind Closed Doors

Many people and some newspapers have criticized the Texas Forensic Science Commission for carrying on much of its discussions about the Todd Willingham case behind closed doors, either when the subcommittee meets or during executive sessions of the full committee. At last Friday’s meeting on Jan 21, the Commission again went behind closed doors for about an hour. When they returned they decided to seek an opinion from the Texas Attorney General about whether the Commission has jurisdiction in the Willingham case. Here is a video of Chair John Bradley announcing the Commission will go behind closed doors to conferContinue readingVideo: John Bradley Takes Todd Willingham Case Discussion Behind Closed Doors

Houston Chronicle Endorses Abolishing Texas Death Penalty

The Houston Chronicle has endorsed abolishing the death penalty in a January 1, 2011 editorial, joining other Texas newspapers such as the Dallas Morning News and Austin American-Statesman in advocating for an end to the death penalty in Texas. From the Houston Chronicle: The death penalty in Texas is fraught with demonstrable error, and the people of the state seem more willing to deal with that fact than their leaders. Events of the past year have convinced us that defendants have been executed on the basis of invalid evidence. They may or may not have been guilty, but the fact that we have convicted peopleContinue readingHouston Chronicle Endorses Abolishing Texas Death Penalty