Waco man sentenced to seven years in prison in 2020 shooting death of rival gang member
Elijah Marquise Thompson, 26, of Waco pleaded guilty to murder in Waco’s 54th State District Court in the June 2020 shooting death of Tyrese Lewayne Carroll.
“Actually innocent”: Judge recommends overturning death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction, sending case to Texas high court
The Cameron County judge also found the state relied on false testimony during her capital murder trial, according to court ...
Former death row inmate Kerry Max Cook exonerated for 1977 Tyler murder sues city, Smith County
Cook says he is seeking justice for the harm, loss of liberty and hardships he endured over the past 47 years and continues ...
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How division over a Texas death row inmate’s guilt became a battle between branches of government
The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate infringed on the executive branch ...
Appeals court orders new trial for man on death row over judge's antisemitic bias
A Texas appeals court has ordered a new trial for a Jewish man on death row because of antisemitic bias by the judge in his ...
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Texas attorney general insists ‘shaken baby’ death row inmate who received sudden reprieve is guilty and should still be executed
Roberson, 57, was convicted of the 2002 death of his daughter Nikki Curtis ... Robert Roberson, 57, photographed through plexiglass at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polunsky Unit ...
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Political divisions deepen over Texas death row inmate's innocence claim
Oct. 25 (UPI) --A week after death row inmate Robert Roberson was set to die, the extraordinary quest to save his life has morphed into a deepening political battle between Texas House lawmakers ...
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Texas attorney general's statement rejects supporters of death row inmate's appeal
The Texas attorney general is refuting claims by critics who say a death row inmate was unjustifiably convicted in the death of his toddler child. In the Wednesday night statement posted online ...