Criminal Law

Actual Innocence in Collin County
Collin County DA John Roach has, after 18 months in which his office spent 5,000 man-hours and more than $47,000 re-investigating the case, announced that there is no longer a good-faith basis for upholding the conviction of Michael Blair: Therefore, under my duty to not only uphold the law but to see that justice is done, [...

In Collin County
Collin County, the scene of what I dubbed the Plano HoodWink, is gearing up for a new capital trial in which race is a significant matter. "Attorney fights to dismiss death penalty," is the Plano Star Courier report by Stephanie...

Will next Texas DNA exoneree come from death row
Will the next "actual innocence" exoneration in Texas come from death row?Michael Blair was condemned to death for raping and killing Ashley Estell, but now collin County DA John Roach admits DNA evidence proves he didn't do the deed...

Texas death row exoneration in the works
“Collin County DA John Roach has, after 18 months in which his office spent 5,000 man-hours and more than $47,000 re-investigating the case, announced that there is no longer a good-faith basis for upholding the conviction of Michael Blair:” [here] “Troubling questions about our criminal justice are raised any time DNA testing shows that someone on [...

LAW.COM Newswire February 1, 2008 (UPDATE)
Subscription needed for online access. South Korean Court Gives Lone Star Head 5 Years for Stock FraudThe Deal"A South Korean court Friday unexpectedly found Lone Star Funds' local head guilty of stock price manipulation and sentenced him to five years' imprisonment...

Collin County DA admits Michael Blair should not be on death row
Months after DNA evidence proved that a hair used to connect Michael Blairto Ashley Estell did not belong to either person, the Collin County DA hasfinally admitted that Michael Blair's conviction cannot stand...

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