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Texas will execute Robert Roberson on October 17 for a crime that never happened, based on discredited pseudo-science, and ignoring Texas' "junk science law" meant to prevent such use of flawed forensics and miscarriages of justice

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/17/robert-roberson-texas-death-penalty-john-grisham-innocent

https://undark.org/2024/08/06/texas-junk-science-law-not-keeping-up-with-science

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John Grisham on death row prisoner: ‘Texas is about to execute innocent man’

‘There was no crime,’ says author about Robert Roberson who was convicted of murder based on discredited science

The Guardian
Houston Public MediaAug 5, 2024

A Texas law created to help people imprisoned due to flawed scientific evidence is not working, report says

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/08/05/495604/a-texas-law-created-to-help-people-imprisoned-due-to-flawed-scientific-evidence-is-not-working-report-says/

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A Texas law created to help people imprisoned due to flawed scientific evidence is not working, report says

In theory, the law created a pathway for prisoners to challenge their convictions if new scientific evidence -- like DNA or fingerprints -- undermines the integrity of their trial.

Houston Public Media