Apr 08 2008
Last week, Charles Chatman spoke to law students at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law about his wrongful conviction and his struggle to adapt to life in the free world. Chatman, who has represented by IPOT Board President Michelle Moore on his innocence claim, was exonerated in early January of 2008. He is [...]
Apr 02 2008
The Innocence Project of Texas invites you to attend “Freedom and Justice in America: A Live Conversation Onstage” on Thursday, May 1, 2008 in Dallas, Texas. This event will feature an in-person discussion between some of the nation’s leading political and legal minds including Southern Poverty Law Center Founder Morris Dees, Dallas County District [...]
Apr 02 2008
In a 3 to 1 vote, the Dallas County Commissioners agreed yesterday to approve funding for the District Attorney’s Conviction Integrity Unit for the next two years. The unit was created by Dallas D.A. Craig Watkins in 2007, and it has been working closely with the Innocence Project of Texas to review more than [...]