Thursday, May 25, 2017

Tyrone Noling; Ohio: Development: Bulletin: New rules the state’s high court adopted Monday (effective June 1) will enable inmates sentenced to death to appeal rejections of applications for additional DNA testing of evidence directly to the Ohio Supreme Court — a change prompted by a ruling late last year in this case...Reporter Marc Kovac...The Canton Repository. May 22, 2017..."He (Noling) twice was indicted for the crime and convicted about five years later, based on testimony of several young men who were involved with him in a string of robberies in Alliance, according to documents. Noling has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings, arguing that there is evidence of other perpetrators. DNA evidence from the scene did not match Noling or the other men involved in the case and did not identify any alternative suspects, according to documents. State investigators also determined that shell casings and ring boxes from the crime scene have been contaminated and are not suitable for DNA testing, according to documents."


PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Just a few words to express my disgust and concern  over the alleged assault  last night by U.S. Republican candidate Greg Gianforte on journalist Ben Jacobs of The Guardian. In a statement, Gianforte, who has since been charged with a misdemeanor,  portrayed himself through a  spokesman  as the victim, of  'aggressive behaviour of a 'liberal journalist.'  The attack, which occurred to the backdrop of President Donald Trump's portrayal  of reporters as 'the enemy of the people'  was unwarranted and vicious.  Jacobs was just doing his important job. My job. The job of every reporter.  The assault, and Gianforte's response,  should be condemned by anyone who treasures freedom of speech regardless of their political stripe  - including Republicans. (Sadly, that's not likely  in the USA of today.)

Harold Levy:  Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog.

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"New rules the state’s high court adopted Monday will enable inmates sentenced to death to appeal rejections of applications for additional DNA testing of evidence directly to the Ohio Supreme Court — a change prompted by a ruling late last year in a Portage County murder case. Justices ruled in December that Tyrone Noling would be allowed to appeal a trial court’s earlier denial of further testing of evidence from the scene of the murder of an elderly couple more than 25 years ago. The rules change, which will take effect on June 1, outlines the process for inmates sentenced to death to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court when common pleas courts reject applications for additional DNA testing. Noling, formerly of Alliance, was convicted for the April 1990 murder of the Bernhardt and Cora Hartig, who were found shot to death in the kitchen of their home in Atwater Township. He twice was indicted for the crime and convicted about five years later, based on testimony of several young men who were involved with him in a string of robberies in Alliance, according to documents. Noling has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings, arguing that there is evidence of other perpetrators. DNA evidence from the scene did not match Noling or the other men involved in the case and did not identify any alternative suspects, according to documents. State investigators also determined that shell casings and ring boxes from the crime scene have been contaminated and are not suitable for DNA testing, according to documents.

http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20170522/appeals-involving-dna-testing-in-death-row-cases-to-go-directly-to-ohio-supreme-court



PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue. 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;