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Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

Slate  

Two Texas death cases made headlines last week; both involved a parent who was convicted of killing their 2-year old child. As law professor Lee Loevinger explained almost 50 years ago: “Neither judges nor juries, nor even lawyers in the usual situation, ever come in contact with the ‘facts’ of any case, taking ‘facts’ to mean the transactions or occurrences …

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As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence
2 months, 3 weeks ago

As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence

Raw Story  

In a state where the death penalty is as ingrained as cowboy boots and conservative politics, news of Robert Roberson’s death sentence broke through in Texas after the rarest of phenoms: a noisy, bipartisan effort that bypassed the governor’s office to save a man from lethal injection. “Governors at least going back to George W. Bush, in the case of …

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Texas Lawmakers Did Something Unprecedented to Save an Innocent Man’s Life
55 years ago

Texas Lawmakers Did Something Unprecedented to Save an Innocent Man’s Life

Slate  

Robert Roberson, who was wrongfully convicted of a capital crime, was due to die on Thursday at 6 p.m. Related From Slate The Next Stage in the Effort to End the Death Penalty In 2003, when Roberson went on trial, shaken baby syndrome was, as Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a statement accompanying the Supreme Court’s refusal on Thursday to …

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Justice advocate has concerns about 'new era' for death penalty cases
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice advocate has concerns about 'new era' for death penalty cases

NPR  

Justice advocate has concerns about 'new era' for death penalty cases NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, about the death penalty cases that have come under scrutiny this year. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Yesterday, the Texas State Supreme Court temporarily halted the execution of Robert Roberson after a bipartisan group …

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Shaken baby syndrome: What to know as Texas man could be first in US executed over it
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Shaken baby syndrome: What to know as Texas man could be first in US executed over it

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There are about 1,300 reported cases of shaken …

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L.A. man spent a decade in prison for ‘shaken baby syndrome’ death. Was it based on faulty evidence?
3 months, 1 week ago

L.A. man spent a decade in prison for ‘shaken baby syndrome’ death. Was it based on faulty evidence?

LA Times  

Jose Olivares hugs his attorney Wednesday after he was released from Los Angeles County Sheriff Men’s Central Jail. Olivares’ case is both extraordinarily unique and tragically common because faulty medical testimony has been used for too long to convict far too many loving parents and caretakers.” The latest medical findings have cast a new critical eye on hundreds of SBS …

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Officials warn of ‘alarming increase’ in sex attacks on female plane passengers
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Officials warn of ‘alarming increase’ in sex attacks on female plane passengers

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier last week, another defendant pleaded …

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