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Following up on yesterday's post about Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins' plans to review death penalty cases, AP reports, "Dallas DA to examine all death cases in county," via Google News.A Texas district attorney known for his willingness to examine cases of possible wrongful convictions now plans to investigate all death row cases prosecuted in his county. Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins said Monday he would seek to halt executions until he has reviewed the cases. He acknowledged that his concerns stem from Dallas' nationally unmatched number of inmates whose convictions were tossed aside after DNA testing. A hearing is scheduled Friday for a 56-year-old who could become the 20th man since 2001 to have a wrongful Dallas County conviction reversed...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 17, 2008 (boomark / email).