Category: Case Updates
Gerry Goldstein Speaks at Federal Bar Association
Gerry Goldstein is a nationally renowned criminal defense trial attorney who has argued before the United States Supreme Court and testified before congress. It is no surprise then that Goldstein’s speech regarding the Supreme Court’s recent decisions at the September Luncheon of the Federal Bar Association would be to a packed house. Goldstein, is after…
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Murder Charges Dropped Against Hannah Overton
An ABC News article discusses how the legal team at Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley was able to have a murder conviction overturned on appeal for client Hannah Overton, a mother who was prosecuted and wrongfully convicted for the 2007 death of her 4-year-old foster son. The Nueces County District Attorney announced in April that he…
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Cameron Wins Appeal and Will Receive Murder Retrial
Vanessa Cameron will receive a new trial after being convicted of murder in 2012 and receiving a sentence of more than 70 years in prison. Cameron, represented by attorney Gerry Goldstein, appealed her sentence by arguing her constitutional right to a public trial previously was violated because the trial court excluded the public from voir…
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Corpus Christi Caller Times Discusses Hannah Overton’s Appeal
An article in the Corpus Christi Caller Times discusses the ruling released by the state’s highest court that Hannah Overton’s conviction be overturned. Attorney Cynthia Orr is representing Overton who was previously convicted for the murder of her 4-year-old foster son by sodium poisoning. In a 17-page opinion, the Court of Criminal Appeals cited Overton’s…
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Overton Wins Appeal in Capital Murder Case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the capital murder conviction of Hannah Overton (NO. WR-75,804-02). Overton was previously convicted for the murder of her four-year-old foster child by sodium poisoning in 2007. Her defense team included Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley’s attorney Cynthia Orr. The defense argued evidence was ignored that showed the child…
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Oral Arguments for Hannah Overton Appellate Hearing
Arguments heard on April 2, 2014 before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals featuring dialogue from defense attorney Cynthia Orr (Goldstein, Goldstein & Hilley). Transcripts of the oral arguments can be downloaded here. Overton v. Texas, Tex. Ct. Crim. App., Case No. 13-07-00735-CR