APD Among Texas Police Agencies With Poor Eyewitness ID Procedures (www.austinchronicle.com)
The Austin Police Department "meets the minimum legal requirements" for the administration of live and photo lineups of criminal suspects, but "does little to ensure that its lineup procedures provide... More
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Only 12% of Texas law agencies report written eyewitness identification policies (crimeblog.dallasnews.com)
Steve McGonigle, co-author of The Dallas Morning News' recent series on Dallas County wrongful convictions overturned by DNA evidence, reports on a recent study about law enforcements' use of eye... More
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New bill addresses wrongful convictions (www.kxan.com)
Some lawmakers think a new bill filed can help decrease the number of wrongful convictions in Texas.
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State senator takes aim at wrongful convictions (www.kvue.com)
Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis has introduced a bill that would require all Texas police departments to adhere to a formal written protocol on how to handle the questioning of eyewitnesses.
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Eyewitness Identification Procedures in Texas (standdown.typepad.com)
The Justice Project is set to hold a news conference shortly in the Texas State Capitol, in the Senate Media Room
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Eyewitness News: Surprise, Most Texas PD's Don't Have Lineup Policies (blogs.dallasobserver.com)
In August 2007, as it was becoming evident that Dallas was becoming "ground zero for criminal justice change," in the words of Innocence Project of Texas founder Jeff Blackburn, Glenna Whitley wrote... More
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Study Finds Few Texas Police Departments Have Written Eyewitness Procedures (www.innocenceproject.org)
A new study released today by the Justice Project found that only 12% of Texas law enforcement agencies responding to a survey said they had written policies for lineup procedures
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Man set to die for 1995 slaying wins reprieve (reporternews.com)
A Houston man who participated in a notorious death row escape attempt a decade ago won a reprieve to keep him from the Texas death chamber Tuesday for the fatal shooting of a woman during an... More
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State senator aims to improve police lineup policies (www.kvue.com)
A new study of Texas police departments shows a lack of eyewitness lineup policies, and one state senator hopes to change that in the next legislative session.
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Man released from jail after judge recommends lifting sexual assault conviction (www.dallasnews.com)
Antrone Lynelle Johnson was freed Monday amid accusations that the Dallas County district attorney's office withheld evidence that could have cleared him of two sexual assaults, but a prosecutor in... More
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