Archive | DNA Exoneration

11 April 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Sanders: Time to End the Death Penalty in Texas

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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram features a new piece by regular columnist Bob Ray Sanders entitled “Time to End the Death Penalty in Texas” (April 10, 2012).  In his column, Sanders cites the recent DNA exonerations in Dallas County and legislative progress towards repealing the death penalty other states as two (among many) reasons to do [...]

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07 September 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Op Ed: Addressing the Causes of Wrongful Convictions

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On Sunday, September 5, 2010, the Houston Chronicle featured a must-read op ed from State Senator Rodney Ellis and Cory Session, the policy director for the Innocence Project of Texas and the brother Timothy Cole.  The op ed addresses the recent recommendations issued by the Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions.  According to Ellis and [...]

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30 July 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Two DNA Exonerations in Harris County in One Week

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In the last six days, two men from Harris County have been released from prison due to DNA evidence of their wrongful conviction.    A state district judge has ordered the release of Michael Anthony Green, who served more than 27 years in prison on a rape charge, the longest of any exonerated person in [...]

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