US EditionTexas Death Row Inmate's Case Sent Back to Trial Court by Court of Criminal Appeals
EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, JUL 31 – The appeals court cited new evidence and alleged prosecutorial misconduct, allowing further appeals in the case of six 1987 murders in Northeast El Paso, Texas.
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The Texas Criminal Appeals Court returned the death penalty case from a defendant to the court of first instance after granting him a suspension of execution two days before he was scheduled to be executed in March. In the brief order released on Wednesday, the Court ordered David Leonard Wood’s 1992 conviction to return to the court of first instance for the development of eight pleadings he filed with the Court in February. Tagged as the “Dese…
Appeals court sends 1987 El Paso desert deaths case back to trial court
by Robert Moore July 30, 2025 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. The conviction of David Leonard Wood in a 1987 serial killing spree should be reexamined by the trial court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday. The ruling stops short of ordering a new trial, but it represents a major victory for Wood, who has maintained his innocence and twice came within hours of execution. The r…
David Leonard Wood, sentenced to death for 1987 El Paso desert deaths, gets another appeals court victory- El Paso Matters
The conviction of David Leonard Wood in a 1987 serial killing spree should be reexamined by the trial court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday. The ruling stops short of ordering a new trial, but it represents a major victory for Wood, who has maintained his innocence and twice came within hours of execution. The ruling could assure several more years of appeals in one of El Paso’s most notorious criminal cases. David Leonard …
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