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Witness to the Prosecution

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That's the title of a lengthy article in the next issue of Texas Lawyer, written by John Council.  It's subtitled, "Current and Former ADAs Who Helped Convict Exonerated Men Reflect."In fewer than two years in office, Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins has become a star for who he is not ? namely legendary DA Henry Wade. Watkins has embraced the help of the Innocence Project and has worked to free the wrongfully convicted, blaming the "conviction at all costs" mentality of his predecessors' administrations as a reason for the injustice. Watkins has received national media attention: CBS' "60 Minutes" chronicled his efforts to exonerate numerous inmates based on new DNA testing and newspapers have written flattering profiles about Watkins' rise to power...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 06, 2008 (boomark / email).