List of defense expert witnesses to testify before Judge Kevin Fine in the hearing on the constitutionality under the Eighth Amendment of Texas's death penalty procedure.
List of defense expert witnesses to testify before Judge Kevin Fine in the hearing on the constitutionality under the Eighth Amendment of Texas's death penalty procedure.
List of defense expert witnesses to testify before Judge Kevin Fine in the hearing on the constitutionality under the Eighth Amendment of Texas's death penalty procedure.
Dick Dieter
Sandra Thompson
Timothy Cole
Advisory Panel
member, role of
panel, legislative
recognition of risk
factors; expert on
inadequate discovery
Confirmed
12/6
Brandon Garrett
Law expert on role of
eyewitnesses and
Junk science in
‘wrongful convictions
Confirmed
12/7
Alexandra Natapoff
Expert on snitches
Confirmed
12/7
Willingham and
Jones witnesses
12/8, 9, and perhaps
10
Wanda Foglia
Capital Jury Project
researcher ~ expert
on risk factor of
death qualification of
jurors and on
distortion of guilt-
innocence
determination by
premature penalty
deliberation
Confirmed
12/10
Bob Shaler
NAS report and junk
science (in general)
Confirmed
12/13
Simon Cole
Fingerprint
comparison as junk
science
Confirmed
12/13
Jennifer Dysart
Eyewitness expert
Confirmed
12/13Christina Swams
History of Harris
County DA office
and race-based jury
selection-drawing on
documents obtained
in other litigation
Confirmed
124
Sam Sommers
Jury researcher —
‘effects of non-
diversity in juries on
accuracy of
decisionmaking
Confirmed
12/14
[Bryan Stevenson]
Expert on best
practices for rooting
out race-based jury
selection by
prosecutors
Invited, but not yet
confirmed
12/14
Jim Mareus
Expert on TX capital
habeas corpus and
clemency
proceedings
Confirmed
12s
Rob Owen
Counsel for Emest
Willis
Confirmed
12/15
Sam Gross
Expertresearcher on
wrongfil convietions
Confirmed
12/15
Mark White
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