USA - Texas. Judge recommended that Areli Escobar get a new trial

Judge recommends new trial to Areli Escobar.
A Travis County state district judge, David Wahlberg, has recommended that Escobar get a new trial, after his attorneys raised concerns that a former Austin crime lab technician incorrectly analyzed DNA evidence collected in the case. The recommendation comes as local attorneys review Travis County convictions that involved DNA evidence after a state audit highlighted problems at the lab. Areli Escobar, 41, Hispanic, was sentenced to death on May 20, 2011 (see HoC) for sexually assaulting and killing 17-year-old Bianca Maldonado and injuring her son. He may get a new trial, if the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agrees with Judge David Wahlberg's recommendation.

https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/2021/01/06/judge-in-travis-county-concerned-over-dna-evidence-grants-new-trial-austin-man-death-row/4128619001/