Texas prosecutor drops charges for man once sentenced to death
Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Houston-area prosecutors on Monday dropped charges against Alfred Brown, a man whose murder conviction and death sentence were overturned last year after a court determined evidence that was beneficial to his case has been wrongfully withheld.
Brown, 33, has been behind bars for 10 years after being convicted with two co-defendants of killing Houston police officer Charles Clark and store clerk Alfredia Jones in a 2003 robbery at a check cashing business.
"After very careful consideration, I have decided that at this time, there is insufficient evidence to corroborate the testimony of Brown’s co-defendant," said Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson.
"Accordingly, we dismissed Alfred Brown's capital murder case earlier today. It is the right thing to do."
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