U.S. Supreme Court Again Overturns Texas Ruling in a Death Row Appeal
The highest court in the nation has again overruled the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in a death penalty case, siding with... Read More
Did Antisemitism Influence Death Row Sentence for Man Accused of Killing a Police Officer?
Randy Halprin has been on Texas’ Death Row for a decade for a high-profile prison escape that resulted in the killing of... Read More
Exonerated Man “Would Have Been Executed” if Texas Speeded Up Death Penalty Appeals
A request by Texas for federal death row appeals to be speeded up is being considered by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.... Read More
Supreme Court Gives Texas Death Row Inmate New Hearing Over Racial Bias
The U.S. Supreme Court has sent the strongest signal yet that race should not be a factor in sentencing in a death... Read More
Texas Man Executed for Multiple Murder Convictions Claimed to be Mentally Impaired
Texas criminal defense attorney reports on the case of a man recently executed after raising an appeal citing mental impairment. A Texas... Read More
