Texas court delays execution of man on death row

Texas Inmate on Death Row for 27 Years Has Conviction Overturned
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and death sentence of Brittany Holberg, who was 25 when she was sentenced to death.
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Texas Death Row Inmate’s Conviction
A federal appeals court has tossed a Texas woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant
Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate’s murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her being sentenced to death, a federal appellate court panel ruled Friday.
Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate in closely watched case
The Supreme Court gave an Oklahoma death row inmate a new chance to prove his innocence, siding with his lawyers and the state in the murder case from 2004.
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
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.
Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.
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Supreme Court dismisses Oklahoma death row inmate's conviction over flawed trial
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out Oklahoma death row inmate ... s pardon and parole board voted against granting Glossip clemency. The original prosecutors who had worked on the case, ...