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Texas Forensic Science Commission to Discuss Todd Willingham Case at Meeting April 23

By "Persian Cowboy"

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting that the Texas Forensic Science Commission will reopen discussion of the Todd Willingham case at its meeting April 23 in Irving. The meeting will be held at the: Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas221 E. Las Colinas Blvd.Irving, TX 75039From the Star-Telegram:After months of delay and internal upheaval, the revamped Texas Forensic Science Commission is poised to reopen discussion of the Cameron Todd Willingham case when it meets April 23 in Irving.Tarrant County Medical Examiner Nizam Peerwani, appointed to the panel in December, is likely to play a central role in the inquiry to determine whether a flawed arson investigation led to Willingham's execution in 2004.The commission also includes two other members from Fort Worth: defense attorney Lance Evans and Jay Arthur Eisenberg, a professor and chairman of the department of forensic and investigative genetics at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on April 12, 2010 (boomark / email).