START: "Eastman gets new inquiry," published by the Brisbane Times on August 10, 2012.
GIST: "David Harold Eastman has won an application to have a fresh inquiry into his conviction for the 1989 murder of an assistant federal police commissioner. Under ACT law, the Supreme Court can order an inquiry into a conviction if fresh evidence raises doubt or question about whether a person is guilty. In 1995, a jury found Eastman guilty of shooting Colin Winchester dead in the driveway next to his Canberra home. He was sentenced to life imprisonment........In November 2011, The Canberra Times reported a schoolteacher friend of Eastman had sworn an affidavit saying he had borrowed Eastman's car in the late 1980s to go rabbit shooting, accounting for gunshot residue found in the vehicle's boot."
http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/eastman-gets-new-inquiry-20120810-23ys1.html
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
