Entries tagged with “Brian Wharton”
Clemency
,Innocence
,Oct 16, 2024
Judge Denies Request to Vacate Oct. 17th Execution Date for Robert Roberson: He Now Awaits Clemency Decision from Gov. Abbott
Update: The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency for Robert Roberson on October 16,…
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Victims' Families
,Aug 12, 2024
New York Times Video Op-eds Highlight Systemic Flaws in the Capital Punishment System, Including Mistakes from Junk Science and Lack of Closure for Victims’ Families
In the second and third videos of The New York Times’ three-part series, “The Fallibility of Justice,” Brett Malone, whose mother’s killer remains on Louisiana death row, and Texas death-sentenced prisoner Charles Don Flores provide their perspectives on capital punishment. The New York Times has consistently called for abolition of the death penalty, describing it as “full of bias and error, morally abhorrent, [and] futile in deterring crime.”…
Facts & Research
New Voices
,May 24, 2024
Article of Interest: Retired Supervising Detective Says There Was No Crime in Robert Roberson’s Case
In a May 23, 2024 op-ed published in The Dallas Morning News, Brian Wharton, the retired supervising detective in Robert Roberson’s case, urged Anderson County District Attorney Allyson Mitchell to reexamine the case and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reexamine a pending motion on Mr. Roberson’s innocence claims, which have previously been denied. “It would be a terrible legacy for all of us to be associated with executing an innocent man based on a rush to judgment and…