Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
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.
Texas woman on death row for 27 years has conviction tossed after staggering admission about key witness
Brittany Holberg, 52, was convicted and sentenced to death for capital murder after she brutally attacked 80-year-old A.B.
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Fifth Circuit Overturns Death Sentence in Brittany Holberg Case Due to Brady Violations
In a critical ruling, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the conviction and death sentence of Brittany Marlowe ...
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Texas Court Halts Execution of David Leonard Wood, the Alleged 'Desert Killer' of 1987 El Paso Murders
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted an indefinite stay of execution to David Leonard Wood, convicted of six murders ...
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.
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
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Federal appeals court tosses conviction of woman who has spent 27 years on death row
A federal appeals court has erased the capital murder conviction of a Texas woman who has spent the past 27 years on death ...
Former district attorney discusses details of 1996 Holberg case
Holberg was found guilty of murdering 80-year-old A.B. Towery Sr., which she claimed was in self-defense. On November 13, 1996, Holberg met with Towery and a heated debate began. Holberg then stabbed ...
Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution on Tuesday for a man who was less than two days away from ...
Federal appeals court reverses Amarillo woman’s death row conviction
A federal appeals court has reversed an Amarillo woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to ...
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
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