Tarrant DA to Seek Life in Prison, Not Death, in the Murder of Carla Walker Family supports prosecutors seeking life behind bars, not death, for man suspected in killing woman more than 45 years ago
Published May 6, 2021 •
Updated on May 6, 2021 at 3:43 pm
Cynthia Stone
The 78-year-old man accused of killing Carla Walker in 1974 will spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted of her murder and will not face the death penalty, the Tarrant County District Attorney s Office says.
The DA s office said Thursday they intend to seek a life sentence, not the death penalty, for Glen Samuel McCurley in the teenager s murder, and that the decision has the support of the victim s family.
Man stalked high-profile lawyer Messina Madson in 2018, jury decides
Neil Noble sent more than 50 emails to Madson and showed up uninvited to her workplace and home.
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A man was convicted of stalking high-profile lawyer Messina Madson this week in Dallas County’s first in-person jury trial since the COVID-19 pandemic forced court proceedings online.
Jurors found Neil Noble, 53, guilty of felony stalking Monday in Criminal District Court No. 4. Lawyers agreed on Noble’s sentence to four years on probation. Terms of his probation require Noble be evaluated for drug abuse and mental illness and to receive prescribed treatment.
11 months later, wrongfully convicted man still fighting to have his drug case overturned
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HOUSTON – James Harris knew he would have to wait a few months, possibly six, but now 11 months have gone by since Texas’ top criminal court first agreed to hear Harris’ plea for freedom.
“I really didn’t want to think that, but deep inside I had a feeling I was gonna get put on hold, just get tossed around,” Harris said.
Harris is awaiting his case to be heard before Texas’ Criminal Court of Appeals, which agreed on last May to do so.
Harris wants to be exonerated after being sentenced to 25 years in prison for a crime he’s long maintained he did not commit. Yet, his case remains pending 11 months later, leaving Harris, a father and grandfather, home on parole just waiting.
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St. Aug athlete and scholar Jhamal Shelby Jr., center, with his parents Jahmal Shelby Sr. and Tatanya Taylor on April 7.
It probably was a case of mistaken identity that could have turned deadly for Jhamal Shelby Jr., a soft-spoken St. Augustine High School star athlete and honor student.
One recent afternoon after practice, Shelby drove to his father’s home in New Orleans East. Before he could park his car, a young man jumped out of a nearby vehicle and began shooting. Eighteen shots were fired before the perpetrators fled the scene.
Jhamal Shelby’s wounds
One bullet visibly grazed the side of Shelby’s head and damaged his eyesight. His vision is still blurry and will require treatment by a specialist.