USA - Texas. Court of Appeals overturns conviction of Joseph Colone
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the conviction of Joseph Colone.
Colone, now 43, Black, won his appeal based on allegedly mishandled evidence and false testimony during the May 2017 trial that ultimately resulted in his sentence. Colone is accused of killing a mother and her teenage daughter. The 3-page opinion delivered on Wednesday by the court concluded that evidence used in the state’s case against Colone, specifically a “dark knit glove” and a “blue towel” from the crime scene, were mishandled prior to DNA testing. If true, this could have violated Colone’s due process. Colone previously was sentenced for fatally shooting Mary Goodman, 41, and her 16-year-old daughter Briana Goodman at their home in July 2010. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case, retaliation was believed to be the motive in the deaths.
- (Source: Beaumont Enterprise, 02/03/2022)
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