New bill addresses wrongful convictions (www.kxan.com)
Some lawmakers think a new bill filed can help decrease the number of wrongful convictions in Texas.
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Only 12% of Texas law agencies report written eyewitness identification policies (crimeblog.dallasnews.com)
Steve McGonigle, co-author of The Dallas Morning News' recent series on Dallas County wrongful convictions overturned by DNA evidence, reports on a recent study about law enforcements' use of eye... More
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APD Among Texas Police Agencies With Poor Eyewitness ID Procedures (www.austinchronicle.com)
The Austin Police Department "meets the minimum legal requirements" for the administration of live and photo lineups of criminal suspects, but "does little to ensure that its lineup procedures provide... More
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Man released from jail after judge recommends lifting sexual assault conviction (www.dallasnews.com)
Antrone Lynelle Johnson was freed Monday amid accusations that the Dallas County district attorney's office withheld evidence that could have cleared him of two sexual assaults, but a prosecutor in... More
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State senator aims to improve police lineup policies (www.kvue.com)
A new study of Texas police departments shows a lack of eyewitness lineup policies, and one state senator hopes to change that in the next legislative session.
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Man set to die for 1995 slaying wins reprieve (reporternews.com)
A Houston man who participated in a notorious death row escape attempt a decade ago won a reprieve to keep him from the Texas death chamber Tuesday for the fatal shooting of a woman during an... More
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Study: 88% of Texas police and sheriffs have no written policy on eyewitness ID procedures, even fewer follow best practices (gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com)
The Justice Project released today a new report documenting that only 12% of Texas law enforcement agencies have any written policies or guidelines for the conduct of photo or live lineup procedures.
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The Exonerator (online.wsj.com)
The Dallas D.A. is Reviewing Old Cases, Freeing Prisoners -- and Riling His Peers
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Exonerations in Dallas County: Helping the Wrongly Convicted, and the DA (blogs.wsj.com)
Here’s the WSJ profile on Watkins.
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Sex convictions from '90s in question because of withheld evidence (www.dallasnews.com)
Antrone Lynelle Johnson twice was convicted of sexual assault as a high school student, earning him a life sentence. Mr. Johnson, who is 31, contends that both cases from the mid-1990s were built on... More
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