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Texas longest-serving death row inmate could get new shot at fair punishment
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The Harris County District Attorney’s Office has asked Texas’ highest-ranking criminal judges to consider a new punishment for Raymond George Riles the state’s longest-serving inmate awaiting execution following the 1974 murder of a Houston man.
The former trucker, now 70, has been locked up for more than 40 years. But for decades, Riles convicted in 1976 of capital murder has been considered mentally ill and incompetent for execution and no date has recently been set. His lawyers and prosecutors now agree that the Court of Criminal Appeals should let Riles have a second chance at a punishment hearing.
Opinion: Abbott brings needed diversity to Texas highest criminal court by appointing Judge Jesse McClure
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Harris County Criminal District Court Judge Jesse McClure was recently appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to fill the seat left open by the retirement of Judge Mike KeaslerAleksandar Radovanov - FotoliaShow MoreShow Less
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Judge Jesse McClure’s appointment fills a significant gap on the CCA’s canvas that has existed for over two decades: the absence of an African American jurist on the state’s highest criminal court.Jon Shapley, Staff photographer / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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They are the nine most powerful judges in Texas most members of the public have never heard of. They determine whether an inmate on death row lives or dies and if and when the victim of a wrongful conviction will be set free. Yet, a typical Texan is more likely to be able to name a Kardashian sister or two than a single member of this all-impor