The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the murder conviction of a Corpus Christi man who was serving life in prison ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned Joe David Padron's murder conviction after he spent two decades in prison ...

Here’s what to know about the Texas Seven, including their escape from a South Texas prison, subsequent crime spree and ...

Areli Escobar has sought a new trial since a damning audit of APD's crime lab. The same office that prosecuted him has supported his efforts.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has twice rejected Escobar's appeals. The first time followed a lower court decision ordering a new trial after the judge identified problems with the evidence.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has vacated the capital murder conviction of Joe David Padron, agreeing that false ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short ...

What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most ...

When the case returned to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Travis County prosecutors no longer were defending the conviction. Voters had elected a new district attorney, Jose Garza ...

There was no explanation from the justices about why Escobar’s appeal met a different fate. Unlike in Glossip’s case, Escobar is not facing imminent execution. The Texas Court of Criminal ...

There was no explanation from the justices about why Escobar’s appeal met a different fate. Unlike in Glossip’s case, Escobar is not facing imminent execution. The Texas Court of Criminal ...