Tag: Texas Death Penalty
Capital murder is one of the most serious crimes that can be committed in the state of Texas. Understanding the laws can help with your defense. According to Texas law, all types and degrees of murder are classified as a criminal homicide. Any crime of murder is serious, and if issued a conviction, it can…
Cesar Fierro spent four decades on death row in Texas. The threat of the death penalty was abruptly removed in late December when Texas’ highest ranking court decided he was given faulty jury instructions at his trial. Judges at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the Mexican national’s death sentence in December, citing incorrect…
A request by Texas for federal death row appeals to be speeded up is being considered by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. However, one former death row inmate who was wrongly convicted says he would be dead now if the process had been expedited. Anthony Graves was on death row for 12 years before a…