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The Charles Raby Case

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"HPD crime lab back in the spotlight," is the title of Roma Khanna's report in today's Houston Chronicle.A death row inmate from Houston, whose conviction is receiving new scrutiny after DNA tests contradicted evidence in his case, will return to court next week where his lawyer will seek his release or a new trial.A Harris County jury sentenced Charles D. Raby to death in the 1994 murder of a 72-year-old woman assaulted and stabbed in her own home. It is a case that once again highlights errors in work from the Houston Police Department crime lab, with the city?s own expert calling the original testimony ?incorrect ? and not supported.?State District Judge Joan Campbell on Monday is scheduled to resume a hearing that began in January when Raby?s lawyer presented new DNA tests on scrapings from the victim?s fingernails, which include no evidence from Raby...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 30, 2009 (boomark / email).