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Trusting Science in Life and Death

By Steve Hall

That's the title of an OpEd by State Senator Rodney Ellis, Barry Scheck, and Cory Session.  It appeared in the Saturday edition of the Dallas Morning News.  LINK  Cory Session is the brother of Timothy Cole; Barry Scheck, Co-Director of the Innocence Project.  Here's an extended excerpt of this must-read:When Gov. Rick Perry pardoned Timothy Cole earlier this month, it ended the Cole family?s long fight to clear his name. It is a heartbreaking case ? and a stark reminder that we need to do more to ensure that our criminal justice system relies on solid evidence. In Tim Cole?s case, solid science came too late. Perry was right to pardon him, but he would do well to learn from this case and make sure it doesn?t happen to anyone else...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 15, 2010 (boomark / email).