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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

James Lee Woodard Update

Jennifer Emily has an updated report in the Dallas Morning News on the exoneration and release of James Lee Woodard, Dallas County's most recent exoneree. The article is, "DNA evidence frees man imprisoned 27 years in Dallas County."

James Lee Woodard finally got what he had long sought Tuesday when a judge released him from prison after spending 27 years and four months behind bars for a crime he did not commit.

"Unfortunately, you're not getting justice today," State District Judge Mark Stoltz told Mr. Woodard, 55. "You're getting the end of injustice."

Yesterday's post is here.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 11:38 AM in DNA, Exoneration, Innocence, Specific Case | Permalink

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The StandDown Texas Project was organized in 2000 to advocate a moratorium on executions and a state-sponsored review of Texas' application of the death penalty. To stand down is to go off duty temporarily, especially to review safety procedures.

Steve Hall

Project Director Steve Hall was chief of staff to the Attorney General of Texas from 1983-1991; he was an administrator of the Texas Resource Center from 1993-1995. He has worked for the U.S. Congress and several Texas legislators. Hall is a former journalist.

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