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Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate’s murder conviction

State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her being sentenced to death, a federal appellate court panel ruled Friday.

CBS News · 16h

Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 4h

Federal appeals court reverses conviction of Texas woman on death row after 27 years

The federal appeals court said the prosecution failed to disclose that a key trial witness was a paid informant.

NewsChannel 10 on MSN · 1d

Federal appeals court reverses Amarillo woman’s death row conviction

A federal appeals court has reversed an Amarillo woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.

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Conviction, death sentence reversed in 1996 Amarillo capital murder case

Judges with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction and death sentence of a woman convicted of ...

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Amarillo Police investigating body found wrapped in plastic in northwest Amarillo

The Amarillo Police Department is investigating a body that was found in northeast Amarillo that was wrapped in plastic ...

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Former district attorney discusses details of 1996 Holberg case

Holberg was found guilty of murdering 80-year-old A.B. Towery Sr., which she claimed was in self-defense. On November 13, 1996, Holberg met with Towery and a heated debate began. Holberg then stabbed ...

With his murder conviction overturned, does James Staley automatically get out of prison?

James Staley's capital murder conviction in connection with the death of 2-year-old Jason Wilder McDaniel has been overturned ...

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