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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Murder conviction of Texas woman on death row for 27 years tossed by federal appeals court

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Woman on Texas death row for 27 years has conviction tossed

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