Entries tagged with “Travis Runnels”
Policy Issues
Prosecutorial Accountability
,Mar 31, 2020
Texas Appeals Court Rejects Recommendation for New Trial for Death-Row Prisoner
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) has once again rejected the findings of a trial court that a death-row prisoner was entitled to relief from his conviction or death…
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Upcoming Executions
,Dec 10, 2019
Texas Set to Execute Travis Runnels Based on “Expert” Testimony of Prosecution Investigator Whose False Testimony Has Put 15 on Death Row
Texas is preparing to execute Travis Runnels (pictured) on December 11, 2019 based on the “expert” testimony of a prosecution investigator whose false depiction of prison conditions has helped to put fifteen defendants on the state’s death row. If Runnels is executed, he will be the third person put to death in Texas this year after former Texas Special Prosecution Unit criminal investigator, A.P. Merillat provided false testimony at their…