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10 Feb 2014, 7:29 am
Strangely, given that he has no role in criminal cases unless he's invited by local prosecutors (unless you consider his motives political, in which case it's not strange at all), Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott sought to have the CCA re-hear the case. [read post]
9 Feb 2014, 5:49 am
CCA has tried to stop this trend. [read post]
5 Feb 2014, 9:56 am
However, the CCA ruled that the snitch's testimony wasn't "material" because the defense had "ample evidence" to argue that the state's star was a "thoroughly discredited and dishonest witness who should not be believed on any topic" and the jury bought her testimony, anyway. [read post]
3 Feb 2014, 6:23 am
The Dallas Morning News last week endorsed Barbara Walther, the judge who presided over the Great Eldorado Polygamist Roundup, over Bert Richardson, a well-respected Republican out of San Antonio, in the GOP primary for Place 3 on the CCA. [read post]
29 Jan 2014, 4:54 pm
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29 Jan 2014, 5:11 am
The Third Edition of the College of Commercial Arbitrators Guide to Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration is now available. [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 9:17 am
(The Longview News-Journal started running profiles of the CCA candidates, then stopped before finishing the job.) [read post]
17 Jan 2014, 8:52 am
Bottom line, wrote Stride:the CCA has taken a step back from a “defendant always wins” rule. [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 12:53 pm
(Unlike the Forensic Science Commission, the CCA used the term "dry labbing" to describe Salvador's misconduct.) [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 1:10 pm
A Bexar County Judge must recommend to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that their convictions should be tossed (and there are some other issues here, too) — if this happens, and the CCA acts accordingly, then the women may have civil wrongful conviction claims. 2. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 10:30 am
Currently, a case is pending at the CCA which will decide whether all of Salvador's cases may be overturned or only the ones in which evidence has been destroyed and is no longer available for re-testing. [read post]
25 Dec 2013, 7:05 am
The CCA reinstated the original plea deal and ordered her back to Dallas County for re-sentencing based on ineffective assistance of counsel. [read post]
24 Dec 2013, 1:54 pm
Some are comparing the new Texas CCA opinion to the Tom Cruise movie, Minority Report. [read post]
16 Dec 2013, 11:01 am
The HuffPost Crime Blog had an article this week profiling a habeas corpus writ involving an alleged false confession case out of El Paso that the Court of Criminal Appeals has been sitting on for nearly a year and a half. [read post]
12 Dec 2013, 10:57 am
CCA contemplates 350 PEAs nationwide.] [read post]
10 Dec 2013, 3:50 pm
His term on the CCA isn't up until 2016 so he doesn't have to resign to run. [read post]
9 Dec 2013, 9:44 am
Even so, Grits expects the CCA vote to be close.Lehmberg on the dock Austin Statesman reporters are tweeting away from the civil trial seeking to remove Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg from office, for those who care. [read post]
29 Nov 2013, 9:40 am
CCA orders Yogurt Shop retrial based on possibility of false confessionsJurors from false confession case call for recorded interrogationsRecording interrogations makes loads of senseExpert: Yogurt Shop case a prime example of false confessionsFalse confessions a "systematic feature of American justice"Recording confessions saves much grief for policePolice interrogation a 'guilt presumptive' processWould you confess to a crime you didn't commit to save your life? [read post]
3 Nov 2013, 4:36 am
Coupled with the CCA ruling ... striking down a portion of the online solicitation statue on nearly identical reasoning, I would be cautious here." [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 12:32 pm
For once, instead of bucking US Supreme Court opinions, the CCA simply applied them and reached a conclusion that closely tracks federal First Amendment case law. [read post]
