Joe David Padron, who spent over two decades behind bars for a double homicide he maintained he didn’t commit, may soon learn whether he’ll face another trial.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated Padron’s conviction last month , finding that false testimony from jailhouse informants led to his wrongful conviction in the 2002 shooting deaths of two men at a Corpus Christi drug house.
Following this decision, the case returned to district court with the Hidalgo County District Attorney’s office now handling the prosecution. The transfer occurred after Nueces County District Attorney Jimmy Granberry recused himself and his office, as Granberry had previously been part of Padron’s defense team…