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The Texas TribuneApr 10, 2026Local News

Texas’ highest criminal court overturns sentence of inmate who has been on death row for 47 years

Ben Wolff led the legal advocacy that successfully overturned the death sentence of an intellectually disabled man forgotten on death row.

Texas’ highest criminal court overturns sentence of inmate who has been on death row for 47 years
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the 47-year death sentence of Clarence Curtis Jordan, an intellectually disabled man. The case highlights systemic failures in Harris County where Jordan was left without an attorney and effectively forgotten for decades.

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