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4 Feb 2011, 9:35 am
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, is hoping a fresh move toward criminal justice reform will elbow its way to the forefront in a session jammed with a massive budget shortfall, redistricting and a raft of contentious measures, such as voter ID and anti-illegal immigration legislation.Ellis is proposing an "Innocence Protection Package," four bills aimed at decreasing the number of wrongful convictions in Texas. [read post]
22 Dec 2008, 5:37 pm
Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, and Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, may clarify how the state compensates and exonerates wrongfully convicted inmates who die in prison.The work, along with recognition by Texas courts, could bring closure after 22 years to the family of Timothy Brian Cole and formally recognize what could be the country's first posthumous exoneration. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 7:08 am
Failure of leadership at Texas Forensic Science Commission Raises Concerns (Austin, Texas)//Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) today urged the Texas Senate to reject the nomination of Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley for the remainder of his term as Chair of the Texas Forensic Science Commission. [read post]
27 Apr 2007, 9:36 am
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, would... [read post]
29 Dec 2008, 8:23 am
Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, and Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, may clarify how the state compensates and exonerates wrongfully... [read post]
10 Jan 2013, 12:26 pm
State Representative Van Taylor, R-Plano, and Senator Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, have introduced a bill to allow for forced pooling in Texas. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 7:57 am
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, and state Rep. [read post]
13 May 2013, 3:54 pm
The reform legislation now goes to the governor’s desk.The legislation by Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) and Senator Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock) will provide for a reliable justice system by ensuring that all relevant evidence that speaks to a defendant's innocence or guilt is revealed. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 1:43 pm
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 5:08 am
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, who helped write the bill, has said that Skinner's case is one the law was designed to affect.Last month, Skinner's lawyers filed a request in Gray County District Court for DNA testing under the new law. [read post]
11 Nov 2009, 7:54 am
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, chairman of the board of the Innocence Project. [read post]
11 Dec 2010, 6:02 pm
Rodney Ellis (D-Dist. 13) encourages the U.S. [read post]
6 Feb 2011, 10:53 am
Instead, they'd just be told that the law requires recording and the police didn't do it. [read post]
3 Aug 2009, 8:45 am
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, said recently, and we agree. [read post]
29 Apr 2011, 6:22 am
Rodney Ellis has criticized SB 1582, which raids money designated for juror pay and withholds grants from the Task Force on Indigent Defense to counties. [read post]
11 May 2011, 9:08 am
Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, in urging House lawmakers to act quickly to pass bills that could help put an end to wrongful convictions. [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 1:44 pm
Find the press release below the jump.Ellis/Duncan File Comprehensive Discovery Reform LegislationSB 1611 will enact uniform reciprocal discovery requirements, reduce wrongful convictions (Austin, TX)//Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) and Senator Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock) today filed comprehensive discovery reform legislation which will create a fairer, more reliable and transparent and Texas' justice system. [read post]
9 Apr 2007, 3:33 am
Rodney Ellis (see In the Pink Texas' discussion):Preventing Lineup MisidentificationRegular readers know that eyewitness identification errors are the leading cause of wrongful convictions, not just in Texas but nationwide. [read post]
9 Feb 2015, 11:37 am
Rodney Ellis (D-Houston), Nina Morrison, Senior Staff Attorney at the Innocence Project, and Michelle Feldman, an Innocence Project State Policy Advocate, at the Capitol today to urge the passage of SB 487, legislation to improve access to DNA testing for wrongfully convicted Texans. [read post]
23 May 2012, 3:15 pm
Rodney Ellis, Austin police chief Art Acevedo, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Barbara Hervey, and Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins:Jake Silverstein: Editor's letterRoundtable discussion: Trials and Errors Pam Colloff: Hannah's Prayer; see also Pam's earlier coverage of the Hannah Overton case.Michael Hall: The problem with eyewitness testimony Lots of interesting tidbits from the roundtable, but let's point out one element of the discussion below the jump… [read post]
