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Texas appeals court rejects innocence ruling for woman on death row
Original: Texas appeals court rejects ruling of innocence for woman on death row for 18 years
A Texas appeals court has rejected a ruling that declared a woman innocent after she spent 18 years on death row. The decision keeps her conviction and death sentence in place despite earlier findings supporting her innocence claim. The case has drawn attention to concerns about wrongful convictions and the handling of capital punishment appeals in Texas.
Why now: The court's reversal of an innocence finding in a long-running death penalty case is a significant and controversial development.
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