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Elizabeth Ramirez: Three of the four women sentenced to lengthy prison...

STORY: "3 of imprisoned 'San Antonio 4" could soon go free," by reporter Norman Merchant, published by Associated Press on November 15, 2013.PHOTO CAPTION:"Anna Vasquez is greeted by Gloria Herrera...

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Hannah Overton: Texas; Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agrees to review two...

STORY:  "Court of Criminal Appeals to review Hannah Overton conviction," published by KRISTV on October 31, 2013.GIST: "The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has agreed to review two motions related to...

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Elizabeth Ramirez; Cassandra Rivera; Kristie Mayhugh; (Aftermath 1): San...

STORY: "Freedom comes to three of the 'San Antonio 4,"  by reporter Michelle Mondo, published on November 28, 2013 by the San Antonio Express.GIST:  "After spending more than a decade in prison for a...

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Gareth Williams: U.K. 'Spy in bag' case. Telegraph story focuses on experts...

STORY: 'Spy in bag': Gareth Williams did not get into holdall alone, say experts," by reporter Hayley Dixon published by the Telegraph on November 17, 2013. GIST: "Experts who tried and failed to...

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Bulletin: Ken Anderson. (Michael Morton); The Texas Supreme Court has...

 STORY: "Ken Anderson's law license officially cancelled," by reporter Chuck Lindell, published by the American-Statesman on November 19, 2013.GIST: "The Texas Supreme Court canceled Ken Anderson’s law...

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Elizabeth Ramirez; Kristie Mayhough, Anna Vasquez and Cassandra Rivera:...

POST: "Breaking:  With today's release of the San Antonio Four, Texas now on the cutting edge of efforts to free the innocent," by Mark Godsey, published by the Huffington Post on November 18, 2013....

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Bulletin: Duane Buck: Texas Court of Criminal appeals denies Duane Buck's...

PUBLISHER'S VIEW:   "Publisher's View: This anal decision is of deep concern to this Blog. At Duane Buck's capital sentencing hearing the trial prosecutor elicited testimony from a psychologist that he...

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Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhough, Anna Vasquez, and Cassandra Rivera:...

STORY: "San Antonio case mirrors Travis County conviction," by reporter Chuck Lindell, published by the American-Statesman on November 18, 2013.GIST:  "The case of the San Antonio 4 parallels, in...

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Manuel Velez: Texas: Released on bail after spending six years on death row...

STORY: "Judge grants bail for manuel Velez," by reporter Mark Reagan, published by the Brownsville Herald on November 20, 2013.GIST:   "A Brownsville man who spent six years on death row and eight...

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David Eastman: (Australia): His prosecutors are attempting once again an...

STORY: "Eastman prosecutors bid to block new inquiry,"  by reporter Elizabeth Byrne, published by ABC News on November 20, 2013.SUBTITLE:  "The ACT Supreme Court is due to consider an attempt to block...

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Bulletin: Annie Dookhan: Massachusetts; Associated Press reports that she is...

STORY: "Guilty plea expected in Mass. drug lab scandal," published by Asociated Press on November 22, 2013.GIST: "A chemist at a Massachusetts drug lab who allegedly admitted faking test results in...

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Manuel Velez: Texas; Publisher's view: Any unjustified continued...

PUBLISHER'S VIEW: (EDITORIAL):  After over six years on death row and eight years in prison -and his release because the authorities had failed to disclose to him that the complainant had caused the...

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Bulletin: Major development; Annie Dookhan: Sentenced as expected on her...

STORY: "Annie Dookhan pleads guilty in drug lab scandal," by reporters Milton Valencia and John R. Ellement, published by the Boston Globe on November 21, 2013.GIST: "Annie Dookhan, the former state...

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Douglas Boyington: Texas; Arson "science." NBC contributor Tim Stelloh looks...

STORY: "Old arson cases reviewed in Texas: Is Douglas Boyington an innocent man?," by reporter Tim Stelloh, published by NBC News on November 20, 2013.PHOTO CAPTION: "Douglas Boyington sits behind a...

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Duane Buck: Texas; Andrew Cohen in "The Atlantic': The injustice continues to...

STORY: "In Texas, prosecutors add Twitter insult to capital punishment," by Andrew Cohen, published in The Atlantic on November 21, 2013.GIST: Twice, as we’ve recounted here at The Atlantic, Texas has...

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Nuper and Rajesh Talwar: New Delhi; Verdict in murder trial expected Monday...

STORY:  "Aarushi Talwar murder trial: Verdict expected on Nov. 25: Nupur and Rajesh Talwar are on trial in India, accused of murdering their own child and cook. Judgment is expected Nov. 25," by Shree...

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kendrick Johnson: Georgia; Expert retained by CNN expresses concern over more...

STORY: "Kendrick Johnson footage released; expert finds it 'highly suspicious,' by reporter Victor Blackwell, published by CNN on November 21, 2013.SUB-HEADING: "Missing video in teen gym-mat...

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Bulletin: Amanda Knox: Prosecutor argues to reinstate guilty verdicts;...

STORY: (Florence, Italy);  "Amanda Knox case: Prosecutor argues to reinstate guilty verdict in roommate's murder," by reporter Colleen Barry, published by Associated Press on November 25, 2013, as...

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Nupur and Rajesh Talwar; New Delhi; Relatives react in shock and anger as...

STORY:  "Aarushi Talwar murder: A family reels from the impact of the guilty verdict," by Shree Paradkar, published by the Toronto Star on November 25, 2013.SUB-HEADING: "When two married dentists were...

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Jeffo Gamso: "Convicting them anyway," a review of "Failed Evidence" by...

POST: "Convicting them anyway," by Jeff Gamso," published in his outstanding hard-hitting  blog "For the Defence: Commentary by an Ohio criminal defence lawyer," on November 25, 2013. A review of...

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