Category: innocence

Interview with Dr. Protess, advocate of additional DNA testing for Hank Skinner

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date February 18, 2010

On February 16, 2010 Dr. Protess, a professor at Northwest University and the director of the Medill Innocence Project, spoke with Rachael Clark of the Houston Independent Media Center regarding […]

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Judge Speaks Out Against Court Flaws

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date February 12, 2010

In recent years the flaws of both forensic science and the criminal justice system in Texas have come under fire. Retired Judge H. Lee Sarokin, writing for the Huffington Post, […]

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Larry Swearingen Gets Reprieve

Post author By tcadp
Post date January 26, 2009

MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press Writer © 2009 The Associated PressJan. 26, 2009, 12:28PM HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A federal appeals court has stopped this week’s scheduled execution of a man condemned for […]