Nearby A.I. Groups Amnesty Int. Although DNA evidence can show that a prisoner was wrongly convicted of rape, Harris County Clerk's Office has deliberately destroyed rape kits from 50 rape cases citing overcrowded storage space even though someone's life may be at stake.
Few laws exist which require preservation of evidence once appeals end.
Richard Alley of Ft. Worth, a death penalty appeal attorney, is currently handling 6 death row appeals and has handled as many as 11 at once. According to State Bar of Texas document, he has been publicly repremanded twice. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals apoint attorneys for death penalty appeals. Texas between 1976 and 29 May 2000 has executed 214 human beings with 20 more scheduled for execution this year.