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DA to retry Central Texas man in deadly '86 fire

Ed Graf's 1988 conviction for setting a fire that killed his two young stepsons was set aside in March by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Judge to consider retrial in prison guard's death

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals eventually ordered the changes.

Barbee denied appeal in 2005 murders of ex-girlfriend, her son

Stephen Barbee, the Fort Worth man on Death Row for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son in 2005, has lost an appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Texas court rejects body-in-luggage appeal

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday agreed with the Lubbock trial court which rejected an appeal from 33-year-old Rosendo Rodriguez.

Convicted killer of mom, child, loses appeal

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday denied an appeal from 46-year-old Stephen Barbee.

District Judge Louis Sturns receives Silver Gavel Award from Tarrant County Bar...

Sturns has served on four different courts, including the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Correction: Texas Stabbing-Exoneration story

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals must accept Lagomarsino's recommendation for the conviction to be formally overturned, a process that is considered a formality.

Man wrongly convicted of Corsicana woman's murder goes free

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals must accept Lagomarsino's recommendation for the conviction to be formally overturned, a process that is considered a formality.

Texas man convicted in '81 stabbing death freed

Judge James Lagomarsino agreed with the attorneys' recommendations, which must be approved by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Texas inmate pleads guilty in DA-judge affair case

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals had ordered a new punishment trial for the 43-year-old Hood on a legal point unrelated to the once-secret romantic relationship between the trial judge, Verla...

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Man put to death for Texas store abduction slaying

His attorneys argued that in at least four other death row cases with similar testimony, the...

DUBLIN: Real IRA founder loses appeal on terror conviction

Lawyers for Michael McKevitt, who in 2003 became the first person in the Republic of Ireland to...

Texas executes man for 1990 fatal shooting, rape

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused that recommendation on Monday.