Entries tagged with “Robert Sparks”
Policy Issues
Intellectual Disability
,Prosecutorial Accountability
,Sentencing Alternatives
,Sep 25, 2019
Execution Looms for One Texas Prisoner as Another Receives Stay from Texas Appeals Court
Texas is preparing to execute Robert Sparks (pictured, left), on September 25, 2019, as a second death-row prisoner, Stephen Barbee (pictured, below), received a stay from the Texas Court of Criminal…
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…