Texas Court of Criminal Appeals /tags/texas-court-of-criminal-appeals Texas Court of Criminal Appeals en-US Copyright Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT North Texas man exonerated for 'shaken baby' conviction — 24 years later /criminal-justice/2024-11-19/north-texas-man-exonerated-for-shaken-baby-conviction-24-years-later Dallas County man Andrew Wayne Roark was exonerated after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said the shaken baby syndrome theory was not scientifically supported. — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-11-19/north-texas-man-exonerated-for-shaken-baby-conviction-24-years-later Megan Cardona How division over a Texas death row inmate’s guilt became a battle between branches of government /texas-news/2024-11-12/how-division-over-a-texas-death-row-inmates-guilt-became-a-battle-between-branches-of-government The Texas Supreme Court is considering whether a legislative subpoena of a death row inmate infringed on the executive branch’s power to carry out the execution. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:35:52 GMT /texas-news/2024-11-12/how-division-over-a-texas-death-row-inmates-guilt-became-a-battle-between-branches-of-government Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune New trial granted for one of the last living members of the Texas 7 /texas-news/2024-11-07/new-trial-granted-for-one-of-the-last-living-members-of-the-texas-7 Randy Halprin was part of a group of escaped prisoners who broke out of the Connally Unit, a Texas prison, in 2000 and while on the run, fatally shot Irving police officer Aubrey Hawkins. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:51:58 GMT /texas-news/2024-11-07/new-trial-granted-for-one-of-the-last-living-members-of-the-texas-7 David Martin Davies Paxton’s picks appear on track to cement Republicans’ hold on Texas’ highest criminal court /elections-2024/2024-11-06/paxtons-picks-appear-on-track-to-cement-republicans-hold-on-texas-highest-criminal-court Three new faces will join the bench, but the political balance of power is likely to remain the same on the Court of Criminal Appeals. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:33:45 GMT /elections-2024/2024-11-06/paxtons-picks-appear-on-track-to-cement-republicans-hold-on-texas-highest-criminal-court Eleanor Klibanoff | The Texas Tribune Robert Roberson's death row case raises questions over capital punishment fairness /texas-news/2024-11-04/robert-robersons-death-row-case-raises-questions-over-capital-punishment-fairness News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the innocent. Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:04:16 GMT /texas-news/2024-11-04/robert-robersons-death-row-case-raises-questions-over-capital-punishment-fairness David Martin Davies Texas lawmakers hear from Dr. Phil, John Grisham on Robert Roberson's conviction /criminal-justice/2024-10-21/texas-legislature-robert-roberson-death-row-shaken-baby-syndrome-hearing Texas House members are weighing whether the shaken baby syndrome theory should have been used in convicting Robert Roberson of the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:41:04 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-21/texas-legislature-robert-roberson-death-row-shaken-baby-syndrome-hearing Toluwani Osibamowo, Blaise Gainey Dallas man’s shaken baby syndrome conviction overturned by Texas’ highest criminal court /criminal-justice/2024-10-09/dallas-mans-shaken-baby-syndrome-conviction-overturned-by-texas-highest-criminal-court The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals says the science behind Andrew Roark‘s conviction was flawed. Another man on death row, Robert Roberson, is set to be executed this month after being convicted of a similar crime. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 22:55:56 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-10-09/dallas-mans-shaken-baby-syndrome-conviction-overturned-by-texas-highest-criminal-court Toluwani Osibamowo Texas’ highest criminal court declines to stop execution of man accused in shaken baby case /news/2024-09-12/texas-highest-criminal-court-declines-to-stop-execution-of-man-accused-in-shaken-baby-case Lawyers for Robert Roberson say the science used to sentence him to death is questionable and that prior health issues could explain the death of his 2-year-old daughter in 2002. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:02:51 GMT /news/2024-09-12/texas-highest-criminal-court-declines-to-stop-execution-of-man-accused-in-shaken-baby-case Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune Former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean's appeal refused by state’s highest criminal court /criminal-justice/2024-05-15/aaron-dean-manslaughter-appeal-atatiana-jefferson Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean asked for a review of his case last month after his manslaughter conviction was upheld earlier this year. Wed, 15 May 2024 15:21:14 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-05-15/aaron-dean-manslaughter-appeal-atatiana-jefferson Megan Cardona Texas murder conviction that used rap videos as evidence overturned /criminal-justice/2024-05-10/texas-murder-conviction-rap-lyrics-overturned The court ruled Dallas County prosecutors shouldn't have used videos of a Greenville man rapping about drugs, weapons and not snitching about crimes to make their case against him in a 2019 capital murder trial. Fri, 10 May 2024 14:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-05-10/texas-murder-conviction-rap-lyrics-overturned Toluwani Osibamowo