ABA Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reconsider Texas Capital Case Involving Deficient DNA Evidence
March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 28 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release on March 27, 2024:
The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court for the second time to take up a Texas death penalty case in which defendant Areli Escobar was convicted on DNA evidence and testimony from a police laboratory that was later deemed unreliable by the state.
In 2022, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied . . .
The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court for the second time to take up a Texas death penalty case in which defendant Areli Escobar was convicted on DNA evidence and testimony from a police laboratory that was later deemed unreliable by the state.
In 2022, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied . . .