While delivering their report, members of the subcommittee charged with reviewing the Cameron Todd Willingham case said that though they believe the science used to convict the Corsicana man was flawed, they aren’t prepared to say the fire investigator, whose testimony was used to convict him, committed professional misconduct.
Texas death row
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TribBlog: A “Public Warning” For Keller [Updated]
Sharon Keller got a “public warning” from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for refusing to keep her office open past 5 pm on the day a Texas death row inmate was scheduled to die.
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Age of Innocence
More than 120 college students worked 12,300 hours-plus on Innocence Project of Texas cases from 2007 to 2009, according to the Task Force on Indigent Defense. As student participation has increased, so have exonerations.
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Brad Levenson: The TT Interview
After a series of investigative reports revealed serious problems with the quality of legal representation for indigent defendants on Texas death row, lawmakers created the Office of Capital Writs. California lawyer Brad Levenson will be moving to Texas to open the new office and attempt to restore some confidence in the state’s busy system of capital punishment.
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Brad Levenson, newly hired director of the soon-to-be-opened Texas 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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Brad Levenson, newly hired director of the soon-to-be-opened Texas 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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Brad Levenson, newly hired director of the soon-to-be-opened Texas Office of Capital Writs
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Brad Levenson, newly hired director of the soon-to-be-opened Texas Office of Capital Writs
