Death sentence appeal rejected (texas)

STAR-TELEGRAM ^ | 2September 05, 2007 | ANTHONY SPANGLER

[EQAndyBuzz]

I love it down here. I came from New Jersey. San Antonio boy now.

Great place, Great people, Great job.

[Clump]

Are you suggesting that the convict here has evidence or could get evidence that would exonerate him? Or is it possible that the system worked for the guy who was released in AZ? I am an attorney in TX, and I can tell you that DP cases are far more rare than murders are. Juries do not impose it unless they are darn near absolutely sure. Furthermore, prosecutors do not (believe it or not) want to execute innocent people.

One point I will concede is that defendants do need to be able to introduce DNA evidence from convictions that were obtained back before it was available at trial. The courts have made that difficult, and that is a shame. But here, we are talking about a crime committed 7 years after the OJ case, where DNA evidence was used in court. So on appeal (or a writ) he would need to introduce NEW evidence that was not available at trial.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

It took him 10 years to get that evidence and the slow justice system allowed him to escape his execution simply because he was innocent.

That sounds like a positive turn of events. I would hope your state only executes the guilty.

[ragingNOTcajun]

"allowed him to escape his execution simply because he was innocent" The nerve of some people, honestly.