"Another arson conviction challenged; Scientists questioning investigative practices that were used for years" by Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent | September 8, 2010
Today, one of the nation’s leading fire scientists is questioning the verdict, the latest in a string of Massachusetts arson convictions now under scrutiny.
“This fire did not start where the government’s witnesses said it started,’’ John Lentini said in an affidavit filed as part of Hebshie’s motion to set aside the conviction, which awaits a decision in US District Court. “The methodology used to determine the [fire’s] origin was outdated.’’
A government witness lied?
No kidding?
Don't they all?
Lentini, who has investigated more than 2,000 fires and become a national voice against poor fire investigative practices, said state investigators misinterpreted evidence that showed the fire probably started in the basement. “The government’s hypothesis of the way the fire spread violates the laws of physics,’’ he said.
Yeah, THAT SEEMS to happen a LOT!
Got a BIG HOLE in New York, too!!!
For the past decade, fire scientists have been testifying in courts across the country, questioning old arson convictions with new science. The movement has launched a high-stakes battle, pitting scientists against prosecutors, who dispute the need for new trials.
Yeah, THEY are NOT INTERESTED in the TRUTH or JUSTICE!!!
They care about the WON-LOSS RECORD and how quickly they can advance up the judicial food chain!
This summer the debate hit Massachusetts....
It was a case out of Texas that turned the national spotlight on the flawed practices of old arson investigations.
Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in 2006 for setting his home on fire in Texas, killing his three daughters. Two years later, after an independent panel of five fire scientists concluded the investigation and many others of that era were based on “a collection of myths,’’ Texas’s new Forensic Science Commission tapped Dr. Craig Beyler to reexamine the case.
Yeah, THAT is why I OPPOSE the DEATH PENALTY!
You CAN'T FIX STATE MURDER!!
In his report, Beyler, who also reviewed the Rosario case for the Globe, called Texas investigators’ testimony “beyond belief in the context of fire investigation as an applied science.’’
That's the way I see anything coming from government and corporate media these days, sorry.
You guys blew it with all the lies.
Also see:
Massachusetts Justice: Holding Back
Massachusetts Justice: Wrongful Convictions
Massachusetts Justice: Wrongful Imprisonment
Torture Cell Found in Massachusetts
MSM Xmas Gifts: To American Convicts
NCCSI
Ain't fascism grand?
