Jun 27 2008
In a June 26 press release, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced that DNA evidence and an intensive investigation prove that Patrick Waller was wrongfully convicted of aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping back in 1992. The release states:
(DALLAS – June 26, 2008) – Today, the Dallas County District Attorney’s (DA) Office announced that Patrick [...]
Jun 18 2008
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office announced yesterday that they have located the man who committed the rape that Thomas McGowan was initially convicted of committing. McGowan was released from incarceration in April when DNA testing proved he had been wrongfully convicted of the crime. He was officially exonerated last week when the [...]
Jun 06 2008
In today’s edition of Texas Lawyer, John Council has an interesting article about the Dallas County prosecutors whose cases were later called into question by DNA testing that indicated the defendant’s innocence. He writes:
until now, the current and former prosecutors responsible for sending 17 men to prison for years — a total of 282 [...]