Coverage dated November 9, 2023

Man who said his death sentence was based on false expert testimony executed

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

A Texas man who said his death sentence was based on false and unscientific expert testimony was executed Thursday evening for killing a man during a robbery decades ago.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Man who said his death sentence was based on false expert testimony executed (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A Texas man who said his death sentence was based on false and unscientific expert testimony was executed Thursday evening for killing a man during a robbery decades ago.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Texas man who claimed his death sentence was based on false expert testimony is executed for 1990 killing (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Texas man who claimed his death sentence was based on false expert testimony is executed for 1990 killing.

  3. CBS News

    Brent Ray Brewer, Texas man who said death sentence was based on false expert testimony, is executed (opens CBS News)

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    A Texas man who claimed his death sentence was based on false expert testimony has been executed for killing a man during a robbery in the 1990s.

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Texas inmate who said death sentence was based on false expert testimony faces execution (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate whose attorneys say received a death sentence due to false and unscientific expert testimony faced execution

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