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When the science crumbles, Texas law says a conviction could, too. That rarely happens.
Read full article: When the science crumbles, Texas law says a conviction could, too. That rarely happens.Texas’ 2013 law that allows for new trials in cases with flawed scientific evidence was pioneering. But the state’s highest criminal court has rejected most of those challenges.
Rodney Reed pleads before U.S. Supreme Court for DNA testing that might establish his innocence
Read full article: Rodney Reed pleads before U.S. Supreme Court for DNA testing that might establish his innocenceThe nation’s high court heard arguments Tuesday on whether Reed can seek DNA testing of crucial evidence in the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop County.