Category: Texas Four

The NCRJ lauds a San Antonio newspaper for bravely focusing on our innocent defendant Anna Vasquez‘s problems as a registered sex offender, talking in depth about the injustice of these policies even for those who, unlike Anna, have broken the law but deserve the right to put their lives in order after duly serving their time.… Continue reading Innocent Woman Struggles With Sex-Offender Restrictions

[Attorney Mike] Ware characterizes the case as a witch-hunt based on flawed forensics, bogus witness testimony and a vendetta to lock-up the women because they are lesbians. http://www.kens5.com/news/exoner-180233571.html

“Since then, a number of advocates have fought for the exonerations. Darrell Otto, a college instructor from Canada, became aware of the case in 2006. He submitted an application to the National Center for Reason and Justice, which advocates for those believed to be wrongfully accused of crimes against children. ” Darrell Otto did far… Continue reading The New York Times on the San Antonio Four Case

From the San Antonio Current: “I can say that these four women were convicted and falsely imprisoned for a crime they were completely innocent of,” insisted Dallas lawyer Mike Ware, the women’s attorney with Innocence Project. Before taking the case, Ware headed Dallas County’s District Attorneys office’s conviction integrity unit and was responsible for getting… Continue reading Freeing the San Antonio Four

The injustices of this case are glaring, and the whole sordid situation bears remarkable similarities to other now-disproven crimes. http://www.forbes.com/sites/harveysilverglate/2012/11/12/the-san-antonio-four-show-the-injustice-of-sex-abuse-witch-hunts/

In a previous interview, Ware speculated that the parole board approved Vasquez’s release after he gave its general counsel a polygraph test taken in the past year that she passed. Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Woman-fighting-for-exoneration-released-on-parole-4003817.php#ixzz2B9sqfthz   The National Center for Reason and Justice paid for the polygraph test. The NCRJ also foud Mike Ware, the Texas Four… Continue reading Attorney Credits Polygraph For Anna Vasquez’s Release

In the days leading up to her daughter’s release, Maria Vasquez said she and her family had been preparing Anna’s room, buying a new bedroom suite, mattress, TV and blankets. They also planned to get whatever groceries they needed for Saturday morning. “I’m going to cook her a big breakfast just like she asked for,”… Continue reading Anna Vasquez, of the Texas Four, Released

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Parole-OK-d-for-woman-fighting-for-exoneration-3947885.php The legal team believes that the polygraph test — arranged and paid for by the NCRJ — was key to the decision to grant parole.    

“I want my aunt and her friends out of prison,” Stephanie, 25, said by phone last week. “Whatever it takes to get them out I’m going to do. I can’t live my life knowing that four women are sleeping in a cage because of me.” Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Woman-recants-accusation-of-sex-assault-3868974.php#ixzz26dbVbncB http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Woman-recants-accusation-of-sex-assault-3868974.php

The four women, all friends, didn’t stand a chance. It was 1994 in Texas. They were young, poor, mostly Latina—and gay. It was easy to falsely accuse them of raping little girls. It was barely harder to convict them.