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Aug 01 2008

Dallas County Man to Have Sexual Assault Record Cleared

Published by Natalie Roetzel under Exonerees, dna

On Tuesday, July 5, 2008 Steven Phillips is expected to have his record cleared after being wrongfully convicted of a series of sexual assaults that were committed in Dallas County back in the early 1980’s.  Phillips, who is represented by Innocence Project attorney Jason Kreag, benefited from DNA testing conducted in 2007.  The results of [...]

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Jun 29 2008

Posthumous Exoneration Possible in Lubbock County

Published by Natalie Roetzel under dna

Innocence Project of Texas attorneys, Jeff Blackburn and Natalie Roetzel, filed a petition in the 99th District Court on Friday asking the court to commence a court of inquiry into the wrongful conviction of Timothy Cole. Cole, who was convicted of a Lubbock rape in the mid-1980s, always insisted that he was wrongfully convicted, [...]

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Jun 27 2008

Patrick Waller Cleared by DNA Evidence in Dallas County

Published by Natalie Roetzel under Criminal Justice, dna

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 [...]

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