Paul Storey’s case had been granted another review less than one week before he was scheduled to be executed.
Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals
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Texas Elections 2018
Presiding Judge Sharon Keller narrowly wins Texas Court of Criminal Appeals primary race
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller narrowly won the Republican primary Tuesday night, overcoming a challenger who knocked her for her multiple ethical controversies.
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State Government
In Texas Republican judicial primaries, do Hispanic-sounding surnames spell loss?
Hispanics rarely win seats on Texas’ two highest courts. Some experts blame the “surname challenge.”
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Texas Elections 2018
Three Republicans vie for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals seat, replacing death penalty critic
Judge Elsa Alcala of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is a zealous opinion writer and critic of death penalty law. But after seven years on the bench, she’s stepping down. Here are the three Republicans who are vying for her seat.
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Criminal Justice
Trial begins in case targeting Texas’ statewide elections of judges
Both sides revealed the outlines of their cases Monday in a federal court trial testing Texas’ nearly 150-year-old system of statewide elections to the state’s two highest courts.
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2017 Year in Review
Heat and a hurricane had a big impact on Texas criminal justice in 2017
Weather-related prison evacuations, legal battles over execution drugs and death sentences, and reform efforts at the Texas Legislature led the state’s criminal justice headlines in 2017.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts state’s last execution of 2017
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stopped the state’s last remaining execution of 2017, sending the San Antonio case back to court to resolve claims of false testimony at trial.
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Criminal Justice
In race against Texas judge Sharon Keller, Republican highlighting infamous death row call
Sharon Keller, the longtime presiding judge of Texas’ Court of Criminal Appeals, has tried to move on from several past ethical controversies — including blocking the last-minute appeal of a 2007 execution. A primary challenger hopes voters will reconsider them.
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Criminal Justice
Death row inmate gets new sentencing hearing because lawyer refused to present his case
Hector Medina was sentenced to death in 2008 after killing his two young children. Now, he’s getting a new sentencing trial because his lawyer refused to present evidence to persuade jurors to opt for the lesser sentence of life without parole.
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Paxton prosecutors want Court of Criminal Appeals to help them get paid
The special prosecutors in the securities fraud case against Attorney General Ken Paxton are asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse a lower court’s ruling that voided a six-figure invoice they submitted.
