The Supreme Court rejects a Texas death row inmate’s appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the ...
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas death row inmate Areli Escobar
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutor's ...
Austin man remains on death row after U.S. Supreme Court denies second petition
Areli Escobar has sought a new trial since a damning audit of APD's crime lab. The same office that prosecuted him has ...
What crimes qualify for the death penalty in Texas? What to know as Xavier Davis' Houston trial starts
What crimes qualify for the death penalty in Texas? Who decides whether to pursue the death penalty? Here's everything to ...
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Texas death row inmate's bid for new trial denied by Supreme Court despite unexpected prosecutor support
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the ...
Maxwell: The twisted ‘justice’ of Tommy Zeigler’s half-century on death row
If you want proof of how perilously flawed death penalty cases can be, look no further than Tommy Zeigler. Last week, Zeigler ...
Texas Prosecutors Will No Longer Pursue Death Penalty in El Paso Shooting
The gunman, who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019, was previously sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms after pleading ...
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After four prosecutors and nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing the death penalty for mass shooter
The new DA campaigned on seeking the death penalty for the 2019 massacre, but said he offered the gunman a plea deal of life ...
Two death row cases denied motions again by Mississippi Supreme Court. Here's why
Two men on Mississippi's death row were told the state Supreme Court would not rehear arguments in their cases.
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Texas Jew on death row granted stay of execution
Jedidiah Murphy, 48, was sentenced to death for the fatal 2000 shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham in Dallas County during a carjacking. (JTA) — A stay of execution was upheld for a ...
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Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals
The latest Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals news from ... Full Story Lawyers for Robert Roberson say the science used to sentence him to death is questionable and that prior health issues could ...