Report highlights ‘broken’ death penalty appeals process

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new report is raising concerns about an appeals system for death penalty cases in Texas.
The analysis from the non-profit law firm Texas Defender Service found issues with the legal representation for defendants sentenced to death and who cannot afford attorneys. The report concludes that the mandatory appeals process in Texas death penalty cases called “direct appeal” is failing.
“We have attorneys that submit briefs that reuse the same losing