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Texas election could determine fate of death row inmates

Por: Newsweek Nation October 28, 2022

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Texas voters are among a minority of Americans whose ballots include the state's courts. And this year, Texans could potentially shake up the Court of Criminal Appeals, which has the power to appeal the sentences of the 191 inmates currently on death row.Texas is one of seven states that elects its own judges in partisan elections and one of two states with a bifurcated appellate process, meaning there are separate appeals courts for civil... + full article



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