Skelton's Release Held After 1989 acquittal ruling
More than two months after being acquitted by an appeals court for the 1982 bombing death of Joe Lee Neal, Odessan John C. Skelton remains in a Texas prison. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled December 13, 1989, there was insufficient evidence to convict the 58-year-old Skelton, overturning an Ector County district court jury. The district attorney filed a motion for rehearing but no action has been taken, with neither side guaranteeing a release date or further steps. The DA's Office and staff have pressed to keep Skelton behind bars.
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John C. Skelton
Texas
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Skelton
Joe Lee Neal
Ector County
District Attorney's Office
Appeals Court
Mike Griffin
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Griffin
District Attorney
Court of Criminal Appeals
Gary Garrison
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Nail Lines Up Panels For Tech Regional Campus
Dave Leonard Construction employee Robbie Nail of Lubbock uses a plumb bob to align prefab concrete panels for the second floor exterior of the Texas Tech Regional Academic Health Center at 400 West Fourth Street. The second floor is part of the project’s second phase.
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Dave Leonard
Robbie Nail
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Fourth St
The
Tech
Philadelphia Subway Crash Kills Three Injures 162
A SEPTA Way Train derailed during morning rush hour smashing into a support beam. Three people died and 162 were treated with seven trapped initially. One woman had an amputated leg to free her, dying later from chest injuries. Rescue efforts ended about five hours after the crash.
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Philadelphia
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Eee
Hahnemann University Hospital
Linda Crossey
University of Pennsylvania
Willie Williams
City workers protest drug policy and point system
Eighteen of the citys 22 trash truck drivers meet to vent over a drug testing policy and an accident point system that could trigger dismissal after 18 points in 18 months. Drivers describe fear in the field and frustration with feedback from supervisors during the informal press conference.
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Paul Martinez
William Bedford
Williams defends Richards on drug use questions
Addison AP Clayton Williams the lead GOP candidate told reporters in a North suburb it is unfair to hound Richards about past drug use. He notes she has been sober for ten years after treatment and argues the questioning is harsh while polls show him leading in the campaign.
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Addison
Clayton Williams
GOP
Eee
Richards
Sno
Reece Ian Williams
Cena
Williams
Dallas woman gets 20 years in drug case
Debra Ann Starkey, 37, of Dallas, received the maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine after a Ward County jury found her guilty of possessing 1.35 grams of methamphetamine in Monahans. The sentence was handed down by Judge Bob Parks after the jury deliberated 95 minutes on the main charge. A Pecos defense attorney plans to appeal within 30 days.
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Dallas
Wessel
Debra Ann Starkey
Bob Parks
Ward County
Stickels
Bill Wienacht
Pecos
987
Ben Villalobos
Ans
Wienacht
Starkey’s
el Paso
Iinting
Son
Kristi Glissmeyer
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