Texas court overturns Beaumont death sentence

Nov 14, 2023
1 min read

Updated: Nov 18, 2023

by Meagan Ellsworth

Published on March, 3 2022

Preview: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the conviction of a Beaumont man who was sentenced to death for capital murder five years ago. Now he will now get a new trial.

Link: https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Texas-court-overturns-Beaumont-death-sentence-16971858.php

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