Texas execution of 'desert killer,' on death row for 30 years, blocked by court
David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN10d
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
Brittany Marlowe Holberg was convicted in 1998 of robbing and murdering an 80-year-old man in his Amarillo home. The appeals ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN9d
Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.
Woman on Death Row for 30 Years Has Conviction Overturned After Paid Informant’s Testimony Challenged
The murder conviction for a Texas woman who'd been on death row for decades was thrown out last week after a federal appeals ...
Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate's murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her ...
Federal appeals court reverses conviction of Texas woman on death row after 27 years
The federal appeals court said the prosecution failed to disclose that a key trial witness was a paid informant.
abc139d
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate's 1998 murder conviction
A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson said the agency had no comment on Holberg's case. Holberg is currently ...
CBS News8d
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson said the agency had no comment on Holberg's case. Holberg is currently being held at the Patrick L. O'Daniel Unit, a Gatesville prison that houses ...
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
NBC DFW10d
Federal appeals court reverses Texas woman's death row conviction
A Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesperson said the agency had no comment on Holberg's case. Holberg is currently ...
Texas Inmate on Death Row for 27 Years Has Conviction Overturned
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and death sentence of Brittany Holberg, who was 25 when she was sentenced to death.