Justice obscured: A lineup is shown to a witness. A suspect is mistakenly identified. The wrong person goes to jail. Are new methods needed?, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 25, 2007
Texas’ battered women can get clemency - but it never happens In years since review allowed, inmates with abuse claims lose hope, The Dallas Morning News, February 11, 2007
Conflict of interest;San Antonio district attorney should step aside and allow an independent probe of Cantu's execution, The Houston Chronicle, June 14, 2006
Insanity on trial: Texas rethinking law after high-profile crimes, Fort Worth Star Telegram, August 8, 2004
A last meal - and then a reprieve;1 inmate spared by court inaction; another wins stay but was ‘ready to go’, The Dallas Morning News, December 11, 2003
2 Groups Help Sway Texas Governor on Veto, The New York Times, December 14, 2003
Whether walkout can stop remap is matter of debate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 29, 2003
Troopers on lawmakers’ trail; lawyers on hunt for warrants, Austin American-Statesman, May 13, 2003
Lawmaker seeks to revise DNA law; Post-conviction testing revisited, The Houston Chronicle, March 13, 2003
Court says actual innocence trumps guilty plea; Decision overturns admission after evidence exonerates man, The Houston Chronicle, December 19, 2002
Trial must go on if jury drops to 11, Star-Telegram, December 2, 2002
Appeals court blocks DNA test; Panel backs prosecutor, says death-row inmate fails to meet standards, The Dallas Morning News, September 12, 2002
Court puts limits on DNA tests, The Houston Chronicle, September 12, 2002
Texas Nears Creation of State Public-Defender System, The New York Times, June 19, 2001
Wife is indicted in 1999 slaying, Celeste Beard is held in the shotgun killing of her husband, a former Austin TV executive, Austin American-Statesman, March 30, 2002
Legal defense for poor is looking better; Agencies taking steps required by new law, but the jury is out, The Dallas Morning News, January 13, 2002
New DNA law spurs dozens of test requests, San Antonio Express-News, August 20, 2001
All charges dismissed against LaCresha Murray: After 5 years and 2 trials, case closed in toddler’s death, Austin American-Statesman, August 14, 2001
Murderer wins stay of execution ; Appeal is first under state’s new DNA law, San Antonio Express-News, July 26, 2001
New laws ban profiling, help poor defendants, Perry still must decide whether to sign execution bill, Austin American-Statesman, June 15, 2001
Legislative shift seen on justice: Stung by criticism, lawmakers pass bills aimed at fairness
The Houston Chronicle, May 28, 2001
Another Penalty Option Sought For Texas Killers; Lawmakers would allow life without parole,
The San Francisco Chronicle, April 6, 2001
Woman indicted in Beard shooting; Capital murder charge returned in Austin, Austin American-Statesman, February 17, 2001
Microscope might come to LaCresha’s aid, Austin American-Statesman, October 25, 2000
Futile Arguments;In Texas’ Highest Criminal Court, Innocence Is An Elusive Concept, Fort Worth Star Telegram, October 8, 2000
In America: Justice Betrayed, The New York Times, November 9, 1999
Appeals court halts execution of killer, Austin American-Statesman, August 18, 1999
Austin girl freed after judge orders her release, Arlington Morning News, April 22, 1999
Family’s embraces welcome LaCresha Murray back home, Austin American-Statesman, April 22, 1999
TV show questions Murray conviction in ‘60 Minutes’ piece, Austin American-Statesman, January 17, 1999
At federal level, McDuff wins stay of execution, Austin American-Statesman, September 17, 1998
Defending the law in killers’ corners, Austin American-Statesman, November 24, 1997
Appeals court rules on case dealing with reasonable suspicion, The Dallas Morning News, November 6, 1997
Murder appeal centers on map, Austin American-Statesman, June 9, 1997
Convicted child-killer to get parole hearing, The Dallas Morning News, July 8, 1995
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