The special prosecutor in charge of trying Trayvon Martin's killer should be fired from the case because she has made it clear that her priority is to "get" George Zimmerman, says leading appeals case lawyer Alan Dershowitz in an exclusive Newsmax TV interview. Florida Gov. Rick Scott should never have appointed Angela Corey to the racially sensitive case in the first place, added the Harvard law professor. "She has a terrible reputation in Florida for over-charging and being political and holding her finger to the wind and seeing which way the wind is blowing," said Dershowitz, who has been an outspoken critic of the handling of the case. Newsmax article: tinyurl.com
camerontoddwillingham.com KDAF-TV WACO, TX - Walter Reaves won't forget the flood of feelings that came over him when Texas executed Cameron Todd Willingham five years ago "It was just a range of emotions, but I was mostly just mad". Willingham was put to death for setting a fire that killed his three young daughters. The Waco attorney represented Willingham in his final appeals, where he says he got to know the convicted killer. Reaves says Willingham didn't seem like the type who would hurt his own children. "He came across as someone who really cared for his kids". Fire investigators have no doubt that Willingham did intentionally set his Corsicana home on fire to hurt his ex-wife and mother of the children who died. However, Reaves saw holes in the case and believed Willingham was innocent, but it wasn't until a few days before his scheduled execution that he received a critical piece of evidence that he hoped would prove Willingham innocent. Reaves received a report from a renowned Austin scientist, Dr. Gerald Hurst, who authored a report on the fire, but wasn't paid for the findings. In the report. Dr. Hurst disputes the arson claim as "junk science". If there was no arson, there was no crime. Court after court, including the United States Supreme Court denied Willingham's request for a stay. Reaves doubts there was any review of the arson report because it wasn't considered "new" evidence because it was discovered too late. Governor Rick Perry has called Willingham ...