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Oct. 28, 2011 News Column by Michael King
Morton Murder Case Takes Another Turn
Defense pushes for release of Michael Morton
"...prosecutors should take away "any concerns whatsoever" about the innocence of Michael Morton, who is serving a life term..."
Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Bedside Manner: Isn't It Ironic?
The stories behind the stories we're reading right now
"...the prose, I’m reading Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence – for the first time, in fact, which is..."
Aug. 21, 2011 Books Post by Kimberley Jones
Catastrophe and the Cure
Behind the scenes of Explosions in the Sky's most challenging and personal album
"...work of shadowy revelations and veiled transcendence. How Strange, Innocence..."
July 1, 2011 Music Feature by Austin Powell
Another Wrongful Identification And No End In Sight
Another man goes free in Dallas
"...attacker in a police photo lineup. Pinchback maintained his innocence – and fortunately, Dallas County maintained pubic hair clippings..."
May 11, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith
Broken Justice
Wrongly convicted exonerees come to the Texas Capitol
"...44 DNA exonerations in Texas, and, according to the Innocence Project, a total of 266 post-conviction DNA exonerations nationwide..."
March 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith
God's Gift to Forensic Science
Will Bradley remain chair of the Forensic Science Commission?
"...point, he made jabs at Ellis' affiliation with the Innocence Project, which brought the Willingham case to the FSC...."
March 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith
A Parliament of Experts
Did 'expert testimony' convict an innocent woman of murder?
"...Jimenez has maintained her innocence. She would never hurt Bryan, she told police; she..."
Feb. 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Politics Gift Guide
Curios for current-events connoisseurs
"...and Thompson-Cannino is not entirely unique. According to the Innocence Project, there have been 261 post-conviction DNA exonerations nationwide;..."
Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature
Conviction
Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell star in this real-life legal drama in which a woman goes to law school in an attempt to exonerate her brother.
"...friend Abra Rice; and Gallagher portrays Barry Scheck, whose Innocence Project and its promotion of DNA evidence helped reopen..."
Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Outlaw
Alex Cox, still shooting film, and the finger, after all these years
"..."because it plays into this idea of the renewable innocence of America. In my lifetime, I've heard about America..."
Oct. 22, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner
Are Fire Marshals Shirking Their Duty?
Fire experts testify in Willingham wrongful conviction case
"...investigator's report and conclusions." Barry Scheck, co-director of the Innocence Project and one of the team of lawyers representing..."
Oct. 22, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Commission Jerks Bradley's Chain
Chairman loses bid to close arson case on Cameron Todd Willingham
"...in a house fire in Corsicana. Willingham protested his innocence until his death, by execution, in 2004...."
Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this nearly bloodless, family-friendly throwback to a cinematic age when Persian palace intrigue, winsome princesses, and ambitious princes ruled the back lots.
"...(former Bond girl Arterton) while trying to prove his innocence. Prince of Persia was produced by bloated action master..."
May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Glass Menagerie
TexARTS succeeds in telling the story of Williams' sadly sweet play clearly
"...yet so easily shattered. It represents not just the innocence and fragility of the agoraphobic young lady who collects..."
March 5, 2010 Arts Review by Barry Pineo
The White Ribbon
A disquieting feeling of apprehension is made palpable in Michael Haneke's import, The White Ribbon.
"...eldest children’s arms to remind them of their innate innocence. As we come to see more of the village..."
Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Page Two: Mad Dreaming
Loud, barely intelligible SXSW incantations
"...the tub praying for snow. But faith, hope, belief, innocence, and desire have to do with belief and prayer,..."
Feb. 19, 2010 Column by Louis Black
The Junk Science Conundrum
Legislators ponder how to keep questionable forensics out of the courtroom
"...or scientific protocols when conducting such a lineup. (The Innocence Project of Texas issued a report on scent lineup..."
Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Clearing the Path to Posthumous Pardon
A.G. opinion gives Timothy Cole supporters hope that Gov. Perry will issue a posthumous pardon
"...The Innocence Project of Texas was thrilled with the outcome, which..."
Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...for his wrongful incarceration, thanks to a pardon for innocence issued by Gov. Rick Perry on Sept. 30. Woodard..."
Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature
Justice Can Wait
On eve of hearing, Perry reshuffles the Forensic Science Commission
"...At the request of the New York-based Innocence Project, the case was subsequently reviewed by a group..."
Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Point Austin: It's Not About Sharon Keller
Sharon Keller, Todd Willingham, and unjustifiable homicide
"...finality of judgment takes precedence over any evidence of innocence. As Charles Kuffner (author of political blog Off the..."
Sept. 4, 2009 News Column by Michael King
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Summer Stock Austin's Sweeney Todd, aside from a few tech mishaps, is a bloody good thrill of a show
"...in the Summer Stock Austin production, the sight of innocence gradually drowning in filth holds center stage...."
Aug. 7, 2009 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe
The Hightower Report
Dog-Sniff Jurisprudence; and Gov. Goober's Border Cams
"..."This is junk science," said an attorney for the Innocence Project of Texas. Then he corrected himself: "This isn't..."
July 31, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower
12
Essentially a Russianized version of the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men, 12 is a moral powerhouse that's both intellectually riveting and indescribably poetic.
"...argument at a time from presumed guilt to presumed innocence – was and is a dynamite example of the..."
April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Kingdom of Days
Bruce Springsteen doesn't call E Street pianist Roy Bittan "Professor" for nothing
"...able to translate elements of his songs – the innocence and lost innocence and all the different elements. Maybe..."
April 3, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez
LegeLines
Odds and ends from the Capitol
"...(HB 498 and SB 115) seeking to create an innocence commission... Friday (March 13) is the filing deadline for..."
March 13, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff
Res Publica
Good times for good citizens: Feb. 27-March 5
"...INNOCENCE PROJECT OF TEXAS VERY SILENT AUCTION Bid on items..."
Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature
Yogurt Shop Defendants Ask for Bond
Judge Lynch seems to have changed his tune about whether mounting evidence might be enough to allow Springsteen and Scott out of jail on bond
"...precise testing methods not before available, proved his client's innocence and that Springsteen should be released from jail. At..."
Jan. 12, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith
Top 10 Theatrical Treasures and Pleasures of 2008
Chronicle Arts Editor Robert Faires recalls 2008, in the theatre
"...wonder. This children's classic was delivered with a disarming innocence, theatrical ingenuity, gorgeous animation by Leah Sharpe, and a..."
