“For our justice system to work it must make two important promises to its citizens: A fundamentally fair trial and an accurate result. If either of these two promises are not kept, our system loses its credibility, our citizens lose their faith and confidence in our court system and eventually our decisions and laws become meaningless. Just as it is important to keep jury decisions intact, judges have a duty to set things right. It is this court’s recommendation to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that the applicant Daniel Villegas’s request for a new trial should be granted.”
With these words from Texas District Court Judge Sam Medrano Jr., supporters of Daniel Villegas, 35, cheered yesterday and he wiped away tears. Medrano’s 78-page opinion strongly criticized the evidence used to convict Villegas, imprisoned Continue reading
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