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On the recordSeptember 8, 2009
The key point for today's hearing is that the prosecution of Cameron Todd Willingham... rested largely on forensic evidence.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Highlighting the reliance on potentially flawed forensic evidence in a wrongful conviction case.

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