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Oral Arguments for Hannah Overton Appellate Hearing
Arguments heard on April 2, 2014 before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals featuring dialogue from defense attorney Cynthia Orr (Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley). Transcripts of the oral arguments can be downloaded here. Overton v. Texas, Tex. Ct. Crim. App., Case No. 13-07-00735-CR
Cynthia Orr to Receive 2014 Robert C. Heeney Award from NACDL
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers will recognize Cynthia Hujar Orr with the Robert C. Heeney Award at the Foundation for Criminal Justice’s gala, “Celebrating Liberty’s Last Champions: Guardians of the Constitution” in August. The award, one of the organization’s most prestigious, is given every year to an NACDL member who best exemplifies the…
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Attorney Gerry Goldstein Discusses Local Racism Incident
As reported by KENS 5 in San Antonio on May 13, 2014, a Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center employee filed a complaint with the city against his supervisor for calling him a racial slur in front of other employees. City human resources employees investigated the claim that Facilities Coordinator Robert Lassare called the building maintenance…
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Attorney Gerry Goldstein Recalls Racy “Deep Throat” Case
As reported by the San Antonio Express-News, attorney Gerry Goldstein’s landmark case State of Texas v. Richard C. Dexter concerning the adult film “Deep Throat” is one that still teaches lessons about law. Richard C. Dexter was arrested four consecutive nights in 1974 and charged with commercial obscenity and felony possession of a criminal instrument after the…
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Attorney Cynthia Orr Featured in Film About Hannah Overton Capital Murder Case
Attorney Cynthia Orr has been featured in a documentary detailing the history of the Hannah Overton capital murder case in which a Corpus Christi woman was sentenced to life in prison for the death of her foster son. Orr and attorney Gerry Goldstein have worked with Overton in her attempt to overturn her 2007 capital…
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Hannah Overton Defense Attorney Gerry Goldstein Questions Former Prosecutor in Hearing
As reported by Texas Monthly on April 26th, 2012, former prosecutor Sandra Eastwood took the stand in the third day of the Hannah Overton hearing as attorney Gerry Goldstein questioned her about whether or not she withheld critical evidence from the defense. Goldstein questioned Eastwood about notes that were written in her handwriting, emails sent from her…
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Gerry Goldstein Questions District Attorney in Hannah Overton Hearing
As reported by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on April 25th, 2012,, former District Attorney Anna Jimenez testified she thought Sandra Eastwood, the lead prosecutor in Hannah Overton’s case, used unethical behavior during the trial. Attorney Gerry Goldstein questioned Jimenez about whether she believed critical evidence was withheld from the defense when Overton was convicted of capital murder…
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Gerry Goldstein Begins Questioning Former Prosecutor in Hannah Overton Hearing
As reported by KIII TV on April 25th, 2012, the Hannah Overton hearing continued at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi for the third day of testimony in which attorney Gerry Goldstein is trying to get Overton’s capital murder conviction overturned. One of Overton’s attorneys said key evidence was withheld from the defense when she was…
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Attorney Gerry Goldstein Questions if Evidence Was Withheld in Hannah Overton hearing
Attorney Gerry Goldstein questioned former prosecutor Sandra Eastwood about the Hannah Overton case, a trial in which the accused was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Eastwood was questioned about whether or not she withheld critical evidence from the defense. Goldstein questioned Eastwood about notes that were written in her handwriting, emails sent from…
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Gerry Goldstein Tries to Prove Misconduct in Michael Morton Case Decades Later
As reported by the Austin American-Statesman on October 11th, 2011, Michael Morton has been released from prison after serving 25 years for a crime he did not commit, and his lawyers are looking to prove the prosecution botched the case. Gerry Goldstein, one of Morton’s lawyers, is working to have a vigorous investigation into the…
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