British Woman On Death Row Gets Rare Hearing From Texas’ Last Resort Court

The highest criminal court in Texas has granted a rare hearing to review allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in the high-profile death row case of British national Linda Carty.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ Wednesday decision is potentially a much-sought break for Carty, 56, who is facing the death penalty for a 2002 capital murder conviction. After new evidence is put before the trial court, it will decide if she will finally get an appeal.

Goldberg said his firm Baker Botts, which has fought pro bono for Carty for nearly ten years, is nonetheless pleased: “The entire Baker Botts team is so happy Linda is finally getting her first real, transparent hearing.”

A date for the hearing has not yet been set.

The Huffington Post