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Death row inmate wins reprieve in Texas case
Clarence Brandley, a black former janitor on death row nine years, had his murder conviction set aside by a Texas Court of Appeals 6-3 ruling. The decision faulted the all white jury and investigation errors in the 1980 killing of Chery Ferguson at Conroe High School. The DA weighs a possible third trial as Brandley expresses Christmas hope and relief from the Ellis Unit.
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Huntsville
Texas
Texas Court of Appeals
Clarence Brandley
Chery Ferguson
Conroe High School
Brandley
Miss Ferguson
Montgomery County
Peter Speers
Speers
Department of Corrections
Ellis Unit
Galveston
Jesus
Minnie Ola Brandley
Rev
Ozell Brandley
Court of Criminal Appeals
Perry Pickett