Brad Levenson, newly hired director of the soon-to-be-opened Office of Capital Writs.
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Brad Levenson, newly hired director of the soon-to-be-opened Texas Office of Capital Writs
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Keller’s Lawyer: Lies Led to Accusations
The investigation into Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Chief Justice Sharron Keller is closer to a conclusion today. Earlier this year a judge recommended that Keller should not be sanctioned after she was accused of closing the clerk’s office and blocking a final appeal for death row inmate Michael Wayne Richard. Ben Philpott, who reports for KUT News and the Tribune, has more on today’s judicial oversight panel hearing.
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TribBlog: Skinner Jurors Call for DNA Testing
Seven of the jurors who sent Hank Skinner to death row for the murders of his girlfriend, Twila Busby, and her two sons now say they want the state to test all the DNA available in the case.
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TribBlog: Watkins Plays Self-Defense
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, under fire at home for his handling of an investigation into Democratic county constables, played defense before an Austin crowd this morning in a TribLive interview with the Tribune’s Evan Smith.
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Criminal Justice
Justice Delayed
Death row inmate Hank Skinner bought himself some time Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to address whether he can bring a federal civil rights lawsuit instead of making a habeas corpus claim. But legal experts say he’s unlikely to escape his ultimate punishment.
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TribBlog: Supremes Will Hear Hank Skinner DNA Case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced this morning that it will take up Texas death row inmate Hank Skinner’s case.
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An Interview with David Oshinsky, Part 3
University of Texas at Austin professor David Oshinsky discusses his new book, Capital Punishment on Trial: Furman v. Georgia and the Death Penalty in Modern America.
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An Interview with David Oshinsky, Part 13
University of Texas at Austin professor David Oshinsky discusses his new book, Capital Punishment on Trial: Furman v. Georgia and the Death Penalty in Modern America.
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An Interview with David Oshinsky, Part 2
University of Texas at Austin professor David Oshinsky discusses his new book, Capital Punishment on Trial: Furman v. Georgia and the Death Penalty in Modern America.
