All posts tagged "haebus corpus texas"
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5.7K2Federal LawUpdate: Texas Decides During Increased Inspection in 2020 to Quickly Pursue Prosecutor Rizzo in Alfred Brown Wrongful Conviction Case. It’s Not Authentic
Ex Texas prosecutor Daniel Rizzo faces a lawyer discipline lawsuit that alleged he withheld exculpatory evidence in the murder case of Alfred...
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3.7KFederal JudgesSenior U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Hoyt Accuses Houston of Willfully and Maliciously Destroying Evidence
Houston city officials intentionally destroyed evidence, wiping crucial data from the computer drives of top police commanders that is potentially relevant to...
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2.5KFederal JudgesSenior U.S. District Judge Hilda G. Tagle Halts Pending Execution of Inmate, Surprising Everyone Associated With the Case
Judge Tagle’s order notes that the attorney is no longer allowed to practice in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals because of...
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Update: Wrongfully Convicted Alfred Brown Was Denied Compensation by Texas; Now a Former Supreme Court Justice is Stepping In
A former Texas Supreme Court justice has joined the legal fight to help ex-death row inmate Alfred Brown get compensation for the...
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2.4KFederal LawReflecting on the Sebesta (DA) Case of Concealing Evidence to Obtain a False Verdict: The Practice is Still Rife in Texas Courts; from Criminal to Civil Cases.
Graves was sentenced to death in 1994 and close to execution twice. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Graves’ conviction...
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Using the Attorney Immunity and Client Privilege Doctrines, Lawyers Across Texas Hide Evidence that Would Protect Citizens from Wrongful Judgments. In this Case, the Small Matter of a Death Sentence Was at Stake
Rizzo was aware of exculpatory evidence and chose not to produce it to the defense and the court. This evidence ultimately was...
