Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Pushes Death Row Inmate’s Case Back to Trial Court

Convicted killer's second homicide case continued to end of year

Defense counsel for a Johnstown man facing his second homicide case requested court proceedings continued through October on Thursday to allow time for motions to be perfected and filed.

Court grants appeal in death penalty case of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Wood

Texas' highest appeals court remanded the David Leonard Wood's serial killer death penalty case back to a trial court.

Convicted serial killer's case back to trial court

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)-- David Leonard Wood was convicted of the 1987 serial killing spree, and now his case is going to be reexamined by the trial court, this was ruled the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.  “We are grateful that the CCA recognized the seriousness of Mr. Wood’s claims, which present a substantial amount of new evidence showing Mr. Wood’s innocence, including evidence that was withheld by the State during his trial. We are gratef…

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals pushes death row inmate’s case back to trial court

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals remanded a death penalty inmate’s case to trial court after granting him a stay of execution two days before he was...