Austin ChronicleJULY 17, 2009 BY JORDAN SMITH The debate over whether Gov. Rick Perry is free to grant a posthumous pardon -without any change of law, without a constitutional amendment […]
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“An old adage promises that the only definite things in life are death and taxes. Wrongdoers in the Lone Star state may read that differently: The only thing guaranteed in […]
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June 29 TEXAS: Death row inmate's bid for release delayed A Harris County judge wants to hear testimony from a forensic expertbefore deciding whether new DNA evidence is favorable to […]
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June 28 TEXAS: HPD crime lab back in the spotlight—-Death row inmate insists DNA clearshim, but DA disagrees A death row inmate from Houston, whose conviction is receiving newscrutiny after […]
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June 26 TEXAS: Prosecutors consider death penalty for man accused of killing a Tuliawoman —- Warrant issued to man who drove into Lubbock home According to the Amarillo Globe News, […]
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June 25 TEXAS: 2 suspects freed in Texas yogurt shop murder case Facing new DNA evidence, a judge on Wednesday ordered the release fromjail of 2 suspects awaiting retrial in […]
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June 24 TEXAS: Death sentence in murder plot upheld The conviction and death sentence for a suburban Houston man who arrangedthe killings of his mother and brother so he could […]
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June 23 TEXAS: Killer gets chance at life during hearing 2 portraits of Mark Allen Robertson, a convicted killer who is getting anew sentencing hearing after 18 years on death […]