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Death row exoneration show flaws in sex offender registration concept

While we're on the subject of botched capital murder cases in Plano, I'd be remiss not to mention another recent exoneration from death row - Michael Blair, who was convicted of raping Ashley Estell in a case that spawned Texas' sex offender registration laws. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned his conviction last week based on an actual innocence claim. Reported the Dallas News ("Appeals court overturns Michael Blair's conviction in Ashley Estell case," June 26): Steve Miers, Mr. Blair's defense attorney who handled the original trial, said he doubts his former client will be tried again in Ashley's death. "In my opinion, that's not very likely, because exhibit number one is going to be the press release from Mr. Roach saying that there's another suspect," Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 30, 2008 (boomark / email).