He was convicted in 2004, two years after two 19-year-olds — Jesus Omar Gonzalez and John Commisky — died from gunshot wounds ...

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

The latest Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals news from The Texas Tribune. By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat and The Texas Tribune March 21, 2025 Critics fear increased election prosecutions could ...

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a Texas death row inmate whose bid for a new trial drew the support of the prosecutor’s office that originally put him on death row.

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 Supreme Court ruled that because of flawed legal reasoning from lower courts, a juvenile judge must reconsider whether a Houston man will be tried as an adult for a capital murder allegedly ...

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.

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 Appeals ...

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 ...

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 ...