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Innocence Project of Texas and James Woodard on CBS's 60 Minutes

By "Persian Cowboy"

CBS "60 Minutes" - Sunday, May 4 Tune in to CBS's "60 Minutes" on Sunday, May 4 to learn more about the Innocence Project of Texas's involvement in securing the release of James Lee Woodard, who served more than 27 years in prison for a Dallas County murder that he has always maintained he did not commit. Woodard's release came about as a result of more than 1000 man hours spent by IPOT and the Dallas County District Attorney's office investigating his claim of actual innocence. His story will be told in a compelling segment about the efforts of Dallas County's Conviction Integrity Unit and its collaboration with the Innocence Project of Texas to review more than 400 cases where post-conviction DNA testing was denied by previous Dallas D...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on May 04, 2008 (boomark / email).