The Innocence Project of Texas

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]