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CCA Integrity Unit hosts capitol seminar on mental health

Scott Henson
March 22, 2012 09:53

Today and tomorrow the Court of Criminal Appeals' Criminal Justice Integrity Unit is holding a two-day seminar on mental health at the capitol. (See a flyer [pdf] for the event.) If you haven't registered (I understand it's full), you can watch online beginning at 9 a.m. this morning; go to the...

Keller tries to derail Keith Hampton's candidacy; Mark Bennett to challenge Hervey as Libertarian

Scott Henson
March 11, 2012 12:07

It's a rare day when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals makes the news for anything but the occasional overzealous death penalty ruling or suborning some cockamamie brand of junk science, but this week brings two tidbits of electoral political news that merit attention: Republican Sharon Keller...

'No sugar coating' prosecutorial miscondcuct in death penalty case

Scott Henson
October 19, 2011 22:24

I received the following press release today from the ACLU Capital Punishment Project about alleged prosecutor misconduct in a death penalty case:Due Process Demands Texas Man Who Maintains Innocence Be Given New TrialThe American Civil Liberties Union today argued before the Texas Court of...

John Bradley facing local, national criticism now that Michael Morton formally exonerated

Scott Henson
October 13, 2011 00:44

The Court of Criminal Appeals today officially added Michael Morton to the list of Texas DNA exonerees. See their order (pdf) and this sampling of MSM coverage:Associated Press Austin StatesmanMy Fox HoustonKUT-NewsUPIAt Time magazine, columnist Mark Benjamin offers up an item wondering if...

Texas high criminal court overturns life sentence on Brady violation

Scott Henson
October 12, 2011 13:30

Having recently been discussing "Brady violations" (failure to reveal exculpatory evidence) by prosecutors, Grits should mention a notable Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision from September overturning a marijuana conviction that resulted in a life sentence because of a Brady claim. In State...