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Cynthia Orr to Receive 2014 Robert C. Heeney Award from NACDL

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers will recognize Cynthia Hujar Orr with the Robert C. Heeney Award at the Foundation for Criminal Justice’s gala, “Celebrating Liberty’s Last Champions: Guardians of the Constitution” in August. The award, one of the organization’s most prestigious, is given every year to an NACDL member who best exemplifies the…
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Attorney Cynthia Orr Featured in Film About Hannah Overton Capital Murder Case

Attorney Cynthia Orr has been featured in a documentary detailing the history of the Hannah Overton capital murder case in which a Corpus Christi woman was sentenced to life in prison for the death of her foster son. Orr and attorney Gerry Goldstein have worked with Overton in her attempt to overturn her 2007 capital…
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Hannah Overton Defense Attorney Gerry Goldstein Questions Former Prosecutor in Hearing

As reported by Texas Monthly on April 26th, 2012, former prosecutor Sandra Eastwood took the stand in the third day of the Hannah Overton hearing as attorney Gerry Goldstein questioned her about whether or not she withheld critical evidence from the defense. Goldstein questioned Eastwood about notes that were written in her handwriting, emails sent from her…
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Gerry Goldstein Questions District Attorney in Hannah Overton Hearing

As reported by the Corpus Christi Caller-Times on April 25th, 2012,, former District Attorney Anna Jimenez testified she thought Sandra Eastwood, the lead prosecutor in Hannah Overton’s case, used unethical behavior during the trial. Attorney Gerry Goldstein questioned Jimenez about whether she believed critical evidence was withheld from the defense when Overton was convicted of capital murder…
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Gerry Goldstein Begins Questioning Former Prosecutor in Hannah Overton Hearing

As reported by KIII TV on April 25th, 2012, the Hannah Overton hearing continued at the Nueces County Courthouse in Corpus Christi for the third day of testimony in which attorney Gerry Goldstein is trying to get Overton’s capital murder conviction overturned. One of Overton’s attorneys said key evidence was withheld from the defense when she was…
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Attorney Gerry Goldstein Questions if Evidence Was Withheld in Hannah Overton hearing

Attorney Gerry Goldstein questioned former prosecutor Sandra Eastwood about the Hannah Overton case, a trial in which the accused was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Eastwood was questioned about whether or not she withheld critical evidence from the defense. Goldstein questioned Eastwood about notes that were written in her handwriting, emails sent from…
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NACDL Supports U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Against Life Sentences Without Parole for Some Teenage Offenders

As reported by the Legal Dish, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 28, 2010, that life sentences without parole cannot be handed out for juvenile offenders who commit crimes other than homicide. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers agreed with the court’s landmark decision, saying a life sentence without parole is as inappropriate as…
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NACDL President Cynthia Orr Urges El Paso to Develop Independent Oversight Commission

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President Cynthia Orr penned a letter on behalf of the organization requesting El Paso, Texas, establish an independent oversight commission to uphold national public defense standards. The organization became interested in the issue because of El Paso County Public Defender Clara Hernandez’ potential dismissal from office, Orr stated in the…
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NACDL Pushes For Action in Peter Erlinder Arrest in Rwanda

Attorney Cynthia Orr, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers President, is requesting urgent action be taken to protect criminal defense attorney and professor Peter Erlinder. According to the NACDL letter to the United Nations, Erlinder is being detained by the government of Rwanda. He is a defense attorney at the ICTR and a professor of Law at William Mitchell…
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Attorney Cynthia Orr Writes Opinion Article About When Law is Unfair

San Antonio criminal defense attorney Cynthia Orr has practiced law for more than 20 years, and according to an opinion piece written for White Collar Crime Prof Blog, she has seen instances where criminal laws do not meet the basics of justice. Orr details the issues she faced in a case representing a physician who,…
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