Explosive Allegations Provide New Hope For British Grandmother On Texas Death Row

New allegations in a high-profile death penalty case may help Linda Carty, a 56-year-old British grandmother who has been on death row in Texas since 2002, get the appeal she so desperately needs.

“When you see the consistent pattern [of allegations] we have from every single witness, it just cries out for a hearing,” Michael Goldberg, Carty’s attorney, told The Huffington Post Friday.

With signed affidavits as new evidence, Goldberg has requested an evidentiary hearing with the Texas Court Of Criminal Appeals in hopes a favorable ruling paves the way for new trial in appeals court.

“It is very difficult to maintain your sanity being on death row for a decade,” Goldberg said. “Linda has had so many highs and lows through first round of appeals and now she is in one of those highs thinking ‘we got this!’”

Goldberg added: “But I’m trying to temper everything, because when you’re dealing with the criminal courts, you can never say for certain.”

The Huffington Post