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15 Oct 2009, 8:17 am
" An extended excerpt:Yes, by most accounts, Cameron Todd Willingham was a "bad man," as Gov. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 8:06 am
Rick Perry appeared intent Wednesday on recasting the story to make it about Cameron Todd Willingham, the Corsicana man executed in 2004 for killing his children in a house fire, and not about the expert reports that have found major flaws in the arson investigation that was the basis for the case against Willingham.But late Wednesday, the fire scientist who was set to address the forensic commission before Perry shook it up offered some severe criticism of Perry's handling of the… [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 12:50 am
For those hoping the Todd Willingham case (or more generally, the execution of an innocent person) might spark public reconsideration of the death penalty, don't hold your breath. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 3:37 pm
Texas Governor Rick “Goodhair” Perry says that Cameron Todd Willingham is a “monster” and a “bad man” who murdered his children (Houston Chronicle). [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 3:36 pm
Texas Governor Rick “Goodhair” Perry says that Cameron Todd Willingham is a “monster” and a “bad man” who murdered his children (Houston Chronicle). [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 1:35 pm
"Whitmire, who authored legislation creating the commission, has vowed to press Bassett's replacement, Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley, to continue the probe into the 1991 fire that killed three children and sent their father, Cameron Todd Willingham, to death row.Perry turned down Willingham's plea for clemency, which said nationally recognized arson experts concluded his conviction was based in part on flawed forensics, and he was executed in 2004. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 1:30 pm
Jonathan Adler at The Volokh Conspiracy comments on additional revelations about the aftermath of the controversial Texas execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 1:01 pm
Rick Perry's board reappointments, it was working to shake things up in the state criminal justice system.Its work wasn't going to stop at scrutinizing the arson investigation that led to the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 12:40 pm
LINKA judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which has the power to overturn death sentences and halt executions, wants to improve the criminal justice system's understanding of fire science in the wake of a possibly flawed arson investigation in the Cameron Todd Willingham case. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 7:59 am
Here’s what MASN spokesman Todd Webster had to say to the WBJ: “The Nationals continue to grow strong roots and build a passionate fan base, but the Baltimore-Washington region is really one large mega-market, where support for both teams transcends traditional boundaries. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 7:04 am
Judge Barbara Hervey of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals wants the court's Criminal Justice Integrity Unit she founded to focus on changes in arson science in the last two decades, the Austin Statesman reports ("More arson understanding needed in courts, judge says," Oct. 14):A judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which has the power to overturn death sentences and halt executions, wants to improve the criminal justice system's understanding of fire science in the… [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 2:37 am
And here's Todd Scher's cert petition. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 8:41 pm
There is reason to question the forensic evidence upon which the conviction and subsequent execution of Cameron Todd Willingham was based, and Gov. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 12:52 pm
The panel's review parallels an uproar over the shakeup of a state commission seeking to determine whether a flawed arson investigation led to the 2004 execution of Cameron Todd Willingham, an unemployed mechanic from Corsicana.Cole was wrongfully convicted in 1986 and died in prison 13 years later before being posthumously exonerated this year. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 11:18 am
Michael Kaycheck WRITTEN BY: Todd E. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 10:22 am
Rick Perry's refusal to release documents he reviewed in the hours before the Cameron Todd Willingham execution is the latest fight he's waged over records kept in his office.Many believe he is the most secretive modern-day governor Texas has seen.Perry has fought to keep his itinerary of upcoming meetings and appearances from public review. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 10:13 am
The commission is examining the arson-murder case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was sent to his death in 2004. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 9:37 am
So I am happy to see that Nelson points to an article written by co-written by Martha Minow (pdf), the new dean of Harvard Law School, in which Minow and her co-author, Todd Rakoff, explicitly acknowledge that law students need more. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 5:51 am
This news update from the Dallas Morning News, headlined "Senate committee will examine Todd Willingham case," provides this report on the latest developments surrounding the Todd Willlingham case investigation: Sen. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 5:39 am
Justice Debra Todd also pointed out that judicial elections prevent the long vacancies that sometimes result from contentious appointment processes. [read post]
