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METRO | Lamar W. Hankins : Despite claims of partisan bias, Perry indictment has merit

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

The indictments mean that a special grand jury has good cause to believe that Perry has violated two criminal laws by his actions. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | August 18, 2014 AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry’s … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Documenting Flawed Forensics and the Willingham Execution

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Scene from Joe Bailey Jr. and Steve Mims’s Incendiary: The Willingham Case. Image from Truly Indie.Rick Perry and the Texasdeath penalty smokescreen Incendiary: The Willingham Case, a documentary film. It is both riveting and sickening to watch how, in Texas, … Continue reading →

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Playing with Fire : Perry Admits Medina Role in Winningham Execution

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Fighting fire with fire: David Medina played role in execution:Perry’s counsel was cleared of arson charges By Glenn W. Smith / October 19, 2009 Dog Canyon’s Glenn W. Smith and Steve Hall of the StandDown Texas Project join Thorne Dreyer … Continue reading →

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Death Penalty Probe : Perry Pressured Panel Chair

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Fired commission chief Sam Bassett:Pressure from Perry on Willingham probe By Zachary Roth / October 13, 2009 It’s starting to look more and more like Texas governor Rick Perry orchestrated an effort to thwart a state probe into an arson … Continue reading →

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Glenn W. Smith : Has Rick Perry Committed a Federal Crime?

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Rick Perry fires investigators in Willingham case;Is he guilty of obstruction of justice? Gov. Rick Perry, like Pilate before him, washed his hands of any responsibility for the execution of a man experts say was innocent. And now Perry has … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Judge Ken Anderson Still Can’t Tell the Truth

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Former Williamson County prosecutor Ken Anderson, now a county judge, shown before testifying about his role in the murder trial of Michael Morton. Photo by the Texas Tribune / KUT News.Judge Ken Anderson still can’ttell the truth about the Morton … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 11, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Rick Perry and the Texasdeath penalty smokescreen By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / October 11, 2011 The new documentary Incendiary: The Willingham Case works at two levels. It focuses on what happens when supposedly expert witnesses in … Continue reading →

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