May 19 2008
Over the weekend, several newspapers published articles and editorials regarding the need for key reforms which could help to prevent wrongful convictions in the State of Texas. To date, Texas is home to more verified wrongful convictions than any other State, and Dallas County alone accounts for 18 instances where individuals had their convictions […]
May 19 2008
Today, Ed Lavandera published the second part in a CNN two part series regarding the difficulties for exonerated men once they begin their transition back into society. He highlights the story of Wiley Fountain, who was wrongfully convicted of a Dallas County aggravated sexual assault in 1986. Fountain was represented on his innocence […]
May 09 2008
Yesterday, nine men who were wrongfully convicted of crimes in Texas urged Texas lawmakers to consider reforms which could help to prevent future wrongful convictions. The men gathered on the Senate Floor in Austin during a roundtable event organized by Senator Rodney Ellis. The event was widely attended by lawyers, law enforcement, judges, […]