That Dog Don't Hunt

Smelling a rat, appeals court throws out conviction

"...The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Sept. 22 overturned an..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Swearingen Seeks DNA Testing

Execution scheduled for late February

"...now Bryce Benjet, who recently joined the New York-based Innocence Project – say will prove once and for all..."

Jan. 18, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Mi Vida Dentro Documentary Spotlights Rosa Jimenez Case

Activists organize screening as Jimenez awaits D.A.’s Office decision on a retrial

"...expert testimony and little else. She has protested her innocence ever since...."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A.G. Ruling on Arson Probe Is 'Just Weird'

Decision hog-ties commission's role in Willingham case

"...it will not in fact end the investigation into Texas' use of fire science in criminal cases until the..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Union last week announced that it will move its Texas headquarters from Austin to Houston in July. "Why Houston?"..."

Nov. 19, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

A national conference comes to Austin to examine wrongful convictions

"...More than 150 people attended the National Innocence Conference at the Austin Hilton Convention Center Hotel last..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Rita Radostitz

Double Jeopardy

The state of Texas jailed Cuban exile Carlos Lavernia for 16 years for a crime he did not commit. Now the INS might send him back to Cuba.

"...the judicial fast track to a prison cell in Texas. He was branded a serial rapist, suspected of a..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Progress and Justice With the San Antonio Four

Women hope to help the rest of the wrongfully convicted

"...The founding board member of the Innocence Project met the four women and their attorney Mike..."

March 15, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Death Watch: The Wrong Man?

Rodney Reed execution stayed

"...The state of Texas had planned to execute Rodney Reed next Thursday, March..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Morton Case Court of Inquiry One Step Closer

Ken Anderson may have deliberately concealed exculpatory evidence

"...Barry Scheck and Nina Morrison from the New York-based Innocence Project – urged Harle to rule that enough evidence..."

Feb. 17, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Panel Targets Roots of Wrongful Convictions

Recommendations on improving witness identification and evidence testing head to the Lege

"...require the Bill Blackwood Law Enforce­ment Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University to work with law..."

Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Junk Science' Emerges in Graves Case

Refusing to throw in towel, prosecutors take another stab at death row inmate

"...Graves has maintained his innocence since the 1992 murders. He was tried in 1994,..."

Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

DA Says Swearingen DNA Motion is Stall Tactic

Offer for expedited testing is rejected

"...Lawmakers in 2011 updated the Texas post-conviction DNA testing statute, in part to broaden the..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Criminal Justice Reform Bills Pass

Bills passed last week head to Guv

"...convened after the 2010 session to recommend improvements to Texas law that might help to prevent wrongful convictions –..."

May 26, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Temporary Freedom for Anthony Graves?

Judge recommends Texas death row inmate Anthony Graves be released while awaiting retrial

"...Magistrate Judge John Froeschner recommended on Oct. 4 that Texas death row inmate Anthony Graves be released on $50,000..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

After Years of Legal Limbo, Rosa Jimenez To Be Freed

Release another step closer to exoneration in controversial case

"...18 years behind bars, she has always maintained her innocence...."

Jan. 26, 2021 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Death Watch

Two death row cases go before courts

"...First, on the morning of Dec. 4, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals heard arguments in an appeal..."

Dec. 11, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Clearing the Path to Posthumous Pardon

A.G. opinion gives Timothy Cole supporters hope that Gov. Perry will issue a posthumous pardon

"...Attorney General Greg Abbott has concluded that a Texas governor may issue a posthumous pardon – even though..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Death Watch: State Seeks Death Date for Rodney Reed

Defense attorneys fire back, ask court to strike state’s motion

"...execution date. Bastrop County District Attorney Bryan Goertz and Texas Assistant Attorney General Matthew Ottoway filed a motion on..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Panel Emphasizes Need for Prosecutorial Oversight

Michael Morton's case is one of dozens in which misconduct has been alleged

"...courts have confirmed that prosecutorial misconduct occurred in 91 Texas criminal cases between 2004 and 2008, not a single..."

April 6, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Politics Gift Guide

Curios for current-events connoisseurs

"...of Austin arcana should steer their browsers to the Texas General Land Office, where some 38,000 maps are housed..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature

The Junk Science Conundrum

Legislators ponder how to keep questionable forensics out of the courtroom

"...court in a criminal case? That's the question the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee considered during a hearing Jan...."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rodney Reed Gets Execution Stay, New Hearing

New witnesses, debunked forensic evidence, and DNA testing to be considered in 2020

"...Rodney Reed was to be put to death, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stopped his execution, handing his..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Rodney Reed Loses Latest Appeals

Longtime death row inmate will challenge the court's ruling

"...Rodney Reed's legal battle will continue following the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' decision to deny the death..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

'Ritual Abuse,' the San Antonio Four, and Public Hysteria

San Antonio case shows innocent are still behind bars

"...a group of four gay women in prison in Texas. They were friends from San Antonio and had been..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Point Austin: A Taste of Freedom

Thanks to those who fought for justice – the fight continues

"...an important story ("The Innocent and the Damned") for Texas Monthly, which still provides a road map to the..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Brandon Moon latest Texan exonerated by new DNA evidence

"...on eyewitness testimony and DNA testing performed by the Texas Department of Public Safety crime lab in Lubbock...."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

More From Death Row ...

Inmate Anthony Graves gets new hearing on his appeal

"...a press release from Houston's University of St. Thomas Innocence Project – a joint venture between journalism students from..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...bills -- including one mandating the creation of an "innocence commission" and crime lab oversight board and another abolishing..."

March 28, 2003 News Feature

Former DA Anderson Pleads Guilty to Withholding Evidence in Morton Case

Will do a turn in jail and surrender his law license

"...According to the Innocence Project, whose lawyers, along with Houston civil attorney John..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

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