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Court Must Reconsider Case of Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Voter Fraud

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Crystal Mason has insisted that she did not know she was ineligible to vote when she cast a ballot in Texas. She was sentenced to five years in prison, but a court on Wednesday raised questions about the conviction.

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Texas court orders that illegal voting conviction against Crystal Mason be reviewed

At the time Mason voted in 2016, she was on supervised release from prison after serving time on federal tax evasion charges. She received a five-year sentence for illegal voting.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Political Wire

Texas Voter ‘Fraud’ Case Must Be Reconsidered

“The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has told a lower appeals court to take another look at the controversial illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason, who was given a five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while she was on supervised release for a federal conviction,” the Texas Tribune reports.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Forbes

Texas Court Orders Review Of Controversial Illegal Voting Conviction Of Crystal Mason

Mason was sentenced to five years in prison after a court ruled she illegally voted in the 2016 election, but Mason said she didn’t know she was ineligible.

2 years ago·United States

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Dallas News

Illegal voting conviction may be overturned for North Texas woman

Texas’ highest criminal court on Wednesday ruled partially in favor of Crystal Mason, the Tarrant County woman sentenced to five years in prison for filling...

2 years ago·Dallas, United States

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The Daily Beast

Court: Texas Was Wrong to Jail Black Woman for Five Years for ‘Illegal’ Vote

The conviction of Crystal Mason sparked outrage among voting-rights advocates who argue that race may be a factor in her prosecution.

2 years ago·United States

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Crystal Mason’s contentious illegal voting conviction must be reconsidered, criminal appeals court says

Mason said she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote when she cast a provisional ballot in 2016, but she was sentenced to five years in prison.

2 years ago·Houston, United States

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Court Must Reconsider Case of Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Voter Fraud

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Texas court orders that illegal voting conviction against Crystal Mason be reviewed

Texas court orders that illegal voting conviction against Crystal Mason be reviewed

Texas Voter ‘Fraud’ Case Must Be Reconsidered

Texas Voter ‘Fraud’ Case Must Be Reconsidered

Texas Court Orders Review Of Controversial Illegal Voting Conviction Of Crystal Mason

Texas Court Orders Review Of Controversial Illegal Voting Conviction Of Crystal Mason

Illegal voting conviction may be overturned for North Texas woman

Illegal voting conviction may be overturned for North Texas woman

Court: Texas Was Wrong to Jail Black Woman for Five Years for ‘Illegal’ Vote

Court: Texas Was Wrong to Jail Black Woman for Five Years for ‘Illegal’ Vote

Crystal Mason’s contentious illegal voting conviction must be reconsidered, criminal appeals court says

Crystal Mason’s contentious illegal voting conviction must be reconsidered, criminal appeals court says

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