Texas House approves increased exoneree compensation
December 15, 2009
Both versions would be named 'the Tim Cole Act,' for the Texas Tech student who was wrongly accused of sexual assault in 1986 and then died in prison 13 years later. This year, Cole was posthumously exonerated by a state district judge in Austin.
Both versions would be named "the Tim Cole Act," for the Texas Tech student who was wrongly accused of sexual assault in 1986 and then died in prison 13 years later. This year, Cole was posthumously exonerated by a state district judge in Austin.