Tag: Gerry Goldstein
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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Gerry Goldstein Tries to Prove Misconduct in Michael Morton Case Decades Later
As reported by the Austin American-Statesman on October 11th, 2011, Michael Morton has been released from prison after serving 25 years for a crime he did not commit, and his lawyers are looking to prove the prosecution botched the case. Gerry Goldstein, one of Morton’s lawyers, is working to have a vigorous investigation into the…
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New Evidence Frees Michael Morton after 25 Years in Prison
As reported by the Austin American-Statesman on October 3rd, 2011, Michael Morton will be released from prison after serving 25 years for the 1986 murder of his wife. New evidence proves the widow did not commit the crime. Recent DNA tests link the killing to another man, a felon identified as John Doe in court because…
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Attorney Gerry Goldstein Featured in Hunter S. Thompson’s “Kingdom of Fear”
Author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson documented his past with a collection of stories in “Kingdom of Fear,” including a letter from longtime friend attorney Gerry Goldstein. Goldstein’s 2002 letter to Thompson is a mixture of a friend reaching out to another and questioning the power of local and federal governments. The attorney tells the writer…
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Gerry Goldstein Representing the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
As reported by USA Today on April 11th, 2008, attorney Gerry Goldstein is representing the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a polygamist sect whose religious compound in West Texas was searched. Authorities searched the 1,700-acre compound after a 16-year-old girl called a family violence shelter to report that her 50-year-old husband raped and…
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Gerry Goldstein’s Extensive Career Highlighted in Midland Reporter-Telegram Article
As reported by the Midland Reporter-Telegram, San Antonio criminal defense attorney Gerry Goldstein has an extensive list of high-profile clients who he represented and a series of captivating stories from throughout his career spanning more than four decades. Goldstein has defended 2 Live Crew against an obscenity charge, former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, a Texan…
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Civil Liberties Attorney Gerry Goldstein Speaks to Gambit Weekly About American Freedoms
Civil Liberties attorney Gerry Goldstein has represented diverse clients throughout the nation for nearly 40 years with the goal of defending the basic rights of Americans, including free speech and expression of religion. Goldstein spoke with Gambit Weekly reporter Jared Jacang Maher about his career and his efforts to defend First Amendment rights. Check out the…
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Gerry Goldstein Speaks About Civil Liberties One Year After September 11 Attacks
As reported by the San Antonio Current in their September 5-7, 2001, issue, civil rights attorney Gerry Goldstein testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and said Americans began losing some of the civil liberties after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Goldstein testified before committee as a legal representative of Dr. Al-Badr Al-Hazmi, a San Antonio radiologist from…
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