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Details emerge of new Texas Office of Capital Writs

I received a press release notifying me of this interview with one of the organizers of Texas' Office of Capital Writs which is scheduled to launch later this year:Details emerge of new Texas Office of Capital WritsHOUSTON -- A new office designed to provide qualified legal assistance to people who receive the death penalty in Texas was the focus of an interview on the Prison Show Friday with attorney Philip Wischkaemper that is available on the website of KPFT FM.Wischkaemper is a seasoned capital defense attorney in Lubbock and a member of a panel screening applicants for director of the new Texas Office of Capital Writs. In the half-hour interview, he explained how the office will work, issues of funding, and the post-conviction litigation problems it is designed to address...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 14, 2010 (boomark / email).