Attorneys for the state of Texas and death row inmate Hank Skinner have filed a joint motion with the Court of Criminal Appeals to send his case back to district court so he can obtain DNA testing.
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Texas Among Top 3 States in Total Exonerations
Researchers at two law schools Monday released an unprecedented listing of all the exoneration cases from the last 23 years. Only two states had more exonerations than Texas, according to the report.
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Court Stays Execution of Mentally Ill Inmate
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday stayed the execution of a severely mentally ill inmate convicted of a 1989 robbery and murder at a Fort Worth Steak and Ale restaurant.
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Top Criminal Court to Hear Skinner’s DNA Plea
The latest installment in death row inmate Hank Skinner’s quest for DNA testing comes today as his lawyers argue to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that a change in state law should allow for testing in his case.
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Updated: Court Hears Challenge to Murder Conviction, Scent Lineups
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals heard from Megan Winfrey’s lawyer and the San Jacinto County district attorney Wednesday as Winfrey challenges her conviction for a 2004 murder.
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Updated: Court Orders Review of Death Row Case Involving Reprimanded Psychologist
The state’s highest criminal court on Wednesday ordered a lower court to review a death penalty case that involved a psychologist reprimanded last year for using unscientific methods.
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Special Prosecutor Appointed in Morton Case
A Houston lawyer with a long list of high profile clients has been tapped to be the prosecutor in the court of inquiry into possible misconduct in the case of Michael Morton, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1987.
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John Raley: The TT Interview
Michael Morton’s lawyer on the fight to obtain DNA testing that ultimately proved Morton’s innocence in the death of his wife.
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State Bar Dismisses Bradley Misconduct Grievance
The State Bar of Texas has dismissed a grievance filed against Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley in the case of Michael Morton, whose wrongful conviction for murder was reversed last year.
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Murder Cases Put “Junk Science” in the Spotlight
Michael Morton’s tragic wrongful conviction for his wife’s murder 25 years ago illustrates the best and worst of science in the courtroom, a judge said on Monday.
