Texas, row execution and appellate court

Texas court delays execution of man on death row for 32 years, days before he was set to die
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso.
Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate’s murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her being sentenced to death, a federal appellate court panel ruled Friday.
Federal appeals court reverses conviction of Texas woman on death row after 27 years
The federal appeals court said the prosecution failed to disclose that a key trial witness was a paid informant.
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
A federal appeals court has tossed an Amarillo woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of death row inmate David Leonard Wood
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show.
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
Texas Justices Limit Statewide Court to Hearing Certain Appeals
Texas’ new statewide appellate court is limited to resolving only cases involving the state and complex business disputes, not any civil matter, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Newsmakers: Austin Litigation Boutique Welcomes Appellate Advocate
Austin litigation boutique Botkin Chiarello Calaf has grown its appellate practice with the addition of Christine Roseveare ...
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Texas appeals court blocks scheduled execution of David Leonard Wood
David Leonard Wood, who has been on death row for more than 32 years, was scheduled to be executed Thursday in the deaths of ...
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Court decision allowing continued deportation protections for DACA recipients takes effect
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in January that DACA recipients' protection from deportation was lawful, but work ...
Inside Texas' new business court strategy
Texas wants to be the new Delaware for corporate law. With the launch of the Texas Business Court, the Lone Star State is ...
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Appeals court lifts blocks on Trump’s orders restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs
An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and ...