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Texas Death Row Inmate Granted New Trial

Ohio Criminal LawExperienced lawyers should always be familiar with the latest trials and how they could potentially affect future cases.  Learn about the Texas Death Row Inmate from the Ohio criminal attorney at the Law offices of Robey & Robey

An appellate court in Texas recently granted an inmate a new trial who had been on death row in Texas for almost 20 years. In this case, many years after being sentenced to death for a brutal murder, the accused learned that the prosecutor and the judge had been romantically involved. After many years of denials, both the prosecutor and the judge finally admitted to having an affair. However, both maintained that the affair did not impact the fairness of the trial. On appeal, the prosecution claimed that because the inmate's appeal was not timely filed, he should be barred from raising any claims about the fairness of the trial. Fortunately, Appellate Court disagreed and granted the accused a new trial based upon the concept of fundamental fairness. The prosecution's efforts to block justice by raising legal technicalities is shocking. Trials should be fair - plain and simple. If they are not, then the role of the appellate court is to say so and grant a new trial. The role of both the trial and appellate courts should be to insure justice for all. Many times in our practice, we see cases where an accused did not receive a fair trial - whether because of poor representation, unfair rulings by the judge, or misconduct by the prosecutor. On appeal, we fight hard to have the court grant a new fair trial, so that justice is served for all. If there is an unfair trial, then that erodes the rights of all of our citizens in this country. If it can happen to some one else, then it can happen to any one of us. And that's dangerous.

Texas Death Row Inmate Granted New Trial An appellate court in Texas recently granted an inmate a new trial who had been on death row in Texas for almost 20 years. In this case, many years after being sentenced to death for a brutal murder, the accused learned that the prosecutor and the judge had been romantically involved. After many years of denials, both the prosecutor and the judge finally admitted to having an affair. However, both maintained that the affair did not impact the fairness of the trial. On appeal, the prosecution claimed that because the inmate's appeal was not timely filed, he should be barred from raising any claims about the fairness of the trial. Fortunately, Appellate Court disagreed and granted the accused a new trial based upon the concept of fundamental fairness. The prosecution's efforts to block justice by raising legal technicalities is shocking. Trials should be fair - plain and simple. If they are not, then the role of the appellate court is to say so and grant a new trial. The role of both the trial and appellate courts should be to insure justice for all. Many times in the practice of criminal law, we see cases where an accused did not receive a fair trial - whether because of poor representation, unfair rulings by the judge, or misconduct by the prosecutor. On appeal, criminal defense attorneys fight hard to have the court grant a new fair trial, so that justice is served for all. If there is an unfair trial, then that erodes the rights of all of our citizens in this country. If it can happen to some one else, then it can happen to any one of us. And that's dangerous.   If you are facing criminal charges in Ohio, contact the experienced criminal attorneys at Robey & Robey law at 888.228.5545 or by filling out our contact form online.

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