In Memory of Christopher Wilkins
Executed by the State of Texas on January 11, 2017
Texas Set to Execute Christopher Wilkins Despite Lawyers' Conflicts of Interest
All available evidence indicates that Christopher Wilkins received constitutionally ineffective assistance. Death Penalty Information Center
Texas executes first person of the year
The first execution in Texas and the United States, for the killer of two men in Fort Worth after a fake drug deal, was held Wednesday evening. The Texas Tribune
State of Texas executes Christopher Wilkins
In October 2015, Wilkins’ execution date was withdrawn at the request of Tarrant County prosecutors, who sought the delay after the Texas Forensic Science Commission raised concerns about DNA statistics and the interpretation of mixed DNA evidence. tcadp
Death Watch: Conflicts of Interest
The state's death chamber fires up again after a year in which the total number of state-sanctioned killings (seven) was the fewest since 1996, when former Gov. George W. Bush oversaw the execution of only three. The Austin Chronicle
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