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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - More on: "Critics: Potential problems at toxicology lab weren't disclosed"
Just got to the end of the great, very, very long toxicology lab scandal story I blogged about this morning.
Here is another, important quote from the conclusion:
Last week, IU began sending letters to prosecutors informing them of specific cases with questionable test results and a description of the lab's error. About 200 such letters will go out, spokesman Larry MacIntyre said.Hey, how hard can it be to promptly notify the defense attorneys, and not rely on the prosecutors (again) to relay the information?!IU is leaving it to prosecutors to assess the legal significance of the errors and to inform defense attorneys because the lab doesn't have the defense attorneys' contact information. If a prosecutor doesn't contact the defense attorney, MacIntyre said, IU will attempt to do so.
Defense attorneys are still skeptical they'll get the full story, especially given how long it took for any information to be made public.
"My reaction," said Tompkins, the defense attorney, "is that I am genuinely distressed at the state of ethics in my profession."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 31, 2011 12:17 PM
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