Updated: Nov 18, 2023
by Marcia Coyal
Published on October 19, 2022
Preview: False DNA evidence dominated the 2011 trial of Texas death row inmate Areli Escobar. In an unusual alignment of interests, Escobar and his prosecutors, backed by a state habeas court decision, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to swiftly overturn a state appellate court decision that the evidence did not justify a new trial.
by Clare Amari Published on November 30, 2023 Preview: It was the moans of agony that first caught Ben Wolff’s attention. As Wolff, a defense lawyer and the director of the Texas Office of Forensic an
by Clare Amari Published on November 17, 2023 Preview: A district court judge on Friday declined to recommend hospice or parole for former death row inmate Syed Rabbani, who remained in prison for dec
by Clare Amari Published on November 14, 2023 Preview: Nearly 30 years ago, death row inmate Syed Rabbani filed a legal appeal challenging the constitutionality of his death sentence, which he receive