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Court leaves Crystal Mason’s illegal voting acquittal in place

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After years of legal battles, a Tarrant County voter fraud case is finally closed. The case involves Crystal Mason, a Fort Worth woman who was accused of voting illegally. A recent court decision left her conviction overturned.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Appeals court affirms Crystal Mason's acquittal in illegal voting case (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    On Thursday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Crystal Mason’s acquittal in a years-long illegal voting case will stand. The state’s highest criminal court dismissed the state’s effort to revive her conviction.

  2. The Guardian

    Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case (opens The Guardian)

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    Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted The nearly decade-long case of a Black Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in a controversial illegal voting case will end with an acquittal, the state’s highes…

  3. FOX 4 Dallas

    Court leaves Crystal Mason’s illegal voting acquittal in place (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    After years of legal battles, a Tarrant County voter fraud case is finally closed. The case involves Crystal Mason, a Fort Worth woman who was accused of voting illegally. A recent court decision left her conviction overturned.

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