State Fire Marshal Resigns as Arson Inquiry Begins
The Texas state fire marshal who defended the agency’s work in the Cameron Todd Willingham arson investigation quietly and hurriedly resigned in December after seven years on the job.
Paul Maldonado’s one-sentence, hand-written letter of resignation, dated Dec. 12, comes just as the fire marshal’s office, in conjunction with the Innocence Project of Texas, embarks on an unprecedented review of arson cases in the wake of the Texas Forensic Science Commission’s protracted examination of the Willingham case.
Asked why Maldonado resigned, spokesman Jerry Hagins said the agency does not discuss personnel issues. “The personnel change won ...
Comments (10)
jpt51
Perry hacks lack imagination. They keep using the same methods to prevent justice from seeing the light of day. The order for the day (again) is; Obfuscate, Obfuscate, Obfuscate, Delay, Delay, Delay!
Brandon Cooper via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Never has the phrase "You can't fire me, I quit!" been more appropriate.
gypsy314 ne
Makes you wonder why he is leaving.
Anybody but Obama!
Remember a vote for a democrat is a vote for Obama and illegal aliens, homosexuals and terrorist.
Meme Me
If I remember correctly, this was the case where a judge closed her doors early to go on vacation and so the convicted man's lawyer could not file the appeal in time and therefore he was executed. What was that judge's name?
Frances Demps via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It's a disgrace it's taken so long to correctly investigate all the problems with this case.
Dash Riprock
Meme Me, you are remembering incorrectly on two counts. First, the Court/judge did not close early - the defendant's attorneys failed to file their briefs on time. Second, it was not the Willingham case, it was a case involving a convicted murder and rapist named Michael Richard. The judge's name was Sharon Keller.
Meme Me
Thank you Dash....
By the way, was Dash Riprock the friend of Fred Flintstone or Jed Clampett?
Dash Riprock
Ellie Mae's movie star boyfriend.
Meme Me
What a coincidence, just this afternoon, in something totally unrelated, I ran across an article that said Susan Keller was fined $100,000 for ethics violations last year.
Dash Riprock was Ellie Mae's boyfriend..Oh yes, how could I forget. They just don't make good TV shows like that anymore.
Meme Me
Sorry, Not Susan...Sharon. Sharon Keller was fined $100,000 by the Texas Ethics Commission for failing to disclose 3.8 million dollors in income and property on two annual reports...
But this is not the same case.