Institute for Justice: Texas Woman Subjected to Prosecutorial Misconduct Will Seek Further Appellate Review
December 15, 2023
December 15, 2023
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 15 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023:
For nearly two decades, Midland County, Texas employed Ralph Petty as both a prosecutor and the righthand advisor to the judges hearing his own criminal cases. Erma Wilson is one of hundreds of people whose prosecutions were impacted by that clear conflict of interest--resulting in a false drug conviction that upended her lifelong dream of becoming a registered nurse. But wh . . .
For nearly two decades, Midland County, Texas employed Ralph Petty as both a prosecutor and the righthand advisor to the judges hearing his own criminal cases. Erma Wilson is one of hundreds of people whose prosecutions were impacted by that clear conflict of interest--resulting in a false drug conviction that upended her lifelong dream of becoming a registered nurse. But wh . . .