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State of Texas executes Jedidiah Murphy

Late last night, on October 10, 2023, the State of Texas executed Jedidiah Murphy after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal. Earlier in the evening, the Court vacated […]

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TCADP July 2023 Newsletter: “Hopefulness is our superpower.”

In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas schedules two more executions for later this year In case you missed it: Barry Jones released after 29 years on death row in Arizona; attorneys […]

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TCADP June 2023 Newsletter: Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction

In this edition: Scheduled executions: A summer without executions in Texas In case you missed it: U.S. Supreme Court grants stay to Richard Glossip; new reports on exonerations, use of […]

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State of Texas executes Arthur Brown

On March 9, 2023, the State of Texas carried out its second execution of the week, putting Arthur Brown to death significant evidence of his innocence and intellectual disability. In […]

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State of Texas executes John Balentine

On Wednesday, February 8, 2023, the State of Texas executed John Balentine. His case raised many troubling issues about the racism and ineffective legal representation that pervades the Texas death […]

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TCADP 2023 February Newsletter: Case updates, legislative developments, and our 25th annual conference

In this edition  Scheduled executions: Texas scheduled to execute two men this month, despite the fact their juries did not hear critical mitigating evidence about their backgrounds  TCADP 2023 Annual […]

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State of Texas executes Wesley Ruiz

Tonight, the State of Texas executed Wesley Ruiz after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene. Ruiz had asked the Court to halt the execution, arguing the Dallas jurors who […]

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State of Texas executes Robert Fratta

Tonight, January 10, 2023, the State of Texas carried out its first execution of the year, putting Robert Fratta to death. Fratta, a former Missouri City police officer, maintained his […]