Texas, execution and appellate court

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.
Texas court delays execution of man on death row for 32 years, days before he was set to die
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso.
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.
Texas execution of 'desert killer,' on death row for 30 years, blocked by court
David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly 33 years on death row for the crimes.
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
A federal appeals court has tossed an Amarillo woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
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.

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Woman who murdered ‘Queen of Tejano’ Selena claims star singer’s death was her own fault, family says — as she makes plea for parole
If Selena had confronted her differently, this never would have happened,” a family member of Yolanda Saldívar.
Suspect in murder of fiancé searched online about killing an "illegal immigrant," Texas police say
Ty Vaughn, 31, allegedly shot and killed his fiancé hours after searching "is it illegal to kill an illegal immigrant." ...
Suzanne Simpson murder: Texas attorneys sift through evidence as husband’s case rocks affluent neighborhood
Texas real estate agent Suzanne Simpson vanished in a wealthy area of San Antonio in October 2024, and the case is ...
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Converse Teen Joins Texas' 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List, Sought for Capital Murder and Other Charges
Texas authorities add a Converse teenager to the top 10 most wanted fugitives list for capital murder and other charges.
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What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
Texas has two other executions scheduled this year. Texas uses lethal injection — Pentobarbital — to carry out death sentences, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website.
Man wanted for murder, child sex crimes across multiple states arrested in Texas
A North Carolina man wanted for multiple charges, including murder, was captured in Denton, Texas following a multi-state ...
Word of her murder in California surprised a woman living in Texas
Dorothia Diaz was unaware until recently that she was the subject of a cold case search by an investigative team that thought ...
Alex Jones blames Democrats for 'brutal murder' of InfoWars reporter
A longtime reporter with controversial radio show InfoWars was killed in a residential neighborhood in Austin over the ...