The execution of a man whose original trial included a hypnotized eyewitness was stopped by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Friday evening.
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Politics
Scott Walker — No, Not That One — Wins Court of Criminal Appeals Runoff
A candidate who ran a low-key campaign and shares a name with the governor of Wisconsin won the GOP runoff race for a seat on Texas’ highest criminal court.
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Politics
Two Contentious GOP Runoffs for Court of Criminal Appeals
One candidate shares a name with a much more famous Republican. Another is accused of being a Democrat in disguise. A third has repeatedly pledged to take a criminal law certification test, which he’s already failed at least once.
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Criminal Justice
Former Death Row Inmate Fights for Compensation
Freed after a decade on Texas death row for a murder he says he didn’t commit, Alfred Dewayne Brown thinks he’s entitled to compensation from the state, but Comptroller Glenn Hegar is saying no.
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Analysis: A Texas Judge Takes Voter ID to Court
The only Democrat in an elected statewide post in Texas is suing to upend the state’s photo voter ID law, saying it’s an unconstitutional obstacle to a legal activity: voting.
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Criminal Justice
Incumbents Holding Supreme Court Seats, Criminal Court Runoffs Likely
Lawyers arguing in front of the Texas Supreme Court next year likely won’t need to memorize any new faces. All three Republican incumbents running for reelection are winning their primary races.
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Criminal Justice
Court of Criminal Appeals Candidates Emphasize Experience
Although the Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state — and it deals with a number of hot-button issues including the death penalty — its nine judges don’t attract much attention. That can make campaigning for a seat on the court difficult.
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Criminal Justice
Court Clears Way for New Trial in Toddler’s Death
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday stuck to an earlier decision granting relief to a Montgomery County man convicted of murder.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Conducts First Execution of the Year
Richard Masterson, who was convicted and sentenced to death for a 2001 strangulation and murder in Harris County, was executed Wednesday night.
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Criminal Justice
2015 Tribune Festival: Audio From the Justice Track
The Justice track at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival featured panel discussions on criminal justice reform, the Legislature, open carry, and gay rights and states’ rights. There was also a conversation with several Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judges.
