17 and counting: Texas Tribune on DPS crime lab scandal

More MSM coverage of the DPS drug lab scandal and the latest overturned sentence out of Galveston via the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (the 17th, by my count), this time from Maurice Chammah at the Texas Tribune. April 5 is a day to mark on your calendar for those interested in this case. The Forensic Science Commission at its quarterly meeting will vet the final report line by line and vote on the changes before the document is completed over the summer. It will be the most thorough public discussion to date for reporters, attorneys, or any other interested parties who want to know exactly what happened in the case.

See prior, related Grits coverage of the Salvador fiasco.

• CCA habeas roundup: Four more free from DPS crime lab debacle, an actual innocence writ on pot possession, and death sentence overturned
• Fort Bend DA failed to notify defendants of misconduct by DPS lab worker
• The Weakest Link: TDCAA agrees nearly 5,000 cases 'may be jeopardized' by DPS lab worker misconduct
• Thousands of drug cases may be overturned because DPS lab worker allegedly faked results
• DPS crime lab SNAFU may overturn thousands of years worth of drug sentences
• Convictions overturned based on DPS lab worker misconduct, hundreds more likely to be challenged
• Bad apple at DPS crime lab could spoil barrel of convictions
• DPS analyst who faked results worked on 4,944 drug cases
• Drug analyst at DPS crime lab issued erroneous reports