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Raymond Riles was sentenced to death in the 1974 fatal shooting of a Houston used car dealer. (CNN)A court in Texas has thrown out the death sentence of convicted killer Raymond Riles, who has spent more than 40 years on the state s death row.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled on Wednesday that Riles death sentence can no longer stand because the jury that sentenced him was not given instructions to consider his mental illness as a possible mitigating factor.
The case will be sent back to Harris County, where he was originally tried, for a new punishment proceeding. Riles could be sentenced to death again, one of his lawyers said.
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Humble ISD middle school teacher accused of victimizing a student, charged with possession of child pornography KTRK
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An Humble ISD teacher was arrested and charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography as well as sexual performance by a child, according court records.
Tyler Hardy-Croskey, 25, is an eighth grade U.S History teacher at West Lake Middle School. He was arrested at his apartment in Kingwood Thursday morning. He faces 10 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of sexual performance by a child. According to Harris County court records, the victim in at least one case was one of his students.
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Texas death row inmate Raymond Riles.
HOUSTON, Texas A court in Texas has thrown out the death sentence of convicted killer Raymond Riles, who has spent more than 40 years on the state’s death row.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled this week that Riles’ death sentence “can no longer stand” because the jury that sentenced him was not given instructions to consider his mental illness as a possible mitigating factor.
The case will be sent back to Harris County, where he was originally tried, for a new punishment proceeding. Riles could be sentenced to death again, one of his lawyers said.