30 Year Wait For Retrial

Jerry Hartfield has been sitting behind bars in a Texan prison for the last 30 years even though his conviction was overturned. His case is being debated between the federal government and the state of Texas. The state of Texas claims Hartfield had one year to appeal his life sentence beginning in 1983 when a retrial was ordered. U.S. District Judge Lynne Hughes says the clock on an appeal doesn't start until there's a conviction, and none exists in this case. 

 

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