Murder conviction of Texas woman on death row for 27 years tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed out the murder conviction of a Texas woman sitting on death row for more than a quarter-century, ruling she'd been unjustly convicted on the basis of tainted testimony from a paid jailhouse informant.
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Woman on Texas death row for 27 years has conviction tossed
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.CBS News - 13h -
Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
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Changing US law keeps victims’ families – and people on death row – waiting decades for closure
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Remains of woman murdered by serial killer found at landfill
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Court upholds murder conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor
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Texas court delays execution of man on death row days before he was set to die
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Man charged with murder did online search for consequences of killing 'illegal immigrant'
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14-year-old charged with murder of Newark police officer
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