texas prosecutor officially disbarred for sending innocent man to death row /

Published at 2016-02-09 17:10:52

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Board of disciplinary appeals upholds decision against Charles Sebesta,who presented counterfeit testimony and withheld information in case of Anthony GravesA Texas legal disciplinary board upheld a decision to disbar a prosecutor who oversaw a case that sent an innocent man to death row.
The board on Monday affirmed an earlier decision that found Charles Sebesta extracted counterfeit confessions and withheld testimony to convict Anthony Graves, who spent 18 years in prison before he was exonerated. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com