Texas court ends case against woman sentenced to five years over voting error
Crystal Mason speaks at a news conference on 29 March 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photograph: Desiree Rios/APView image in fullscreenCrystal Mason speaks at a news conference on 29 March 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. In 2024, the Texas court of criminal appeals acquitted her in the case.
- ▪Crystal Mason speaks at a news conference on 29 March 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.
- ▪Photograph: Desiree Rios/APView image in fullscreenCrystal Mason speaks at a news conference on 29 March 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.
- ▪In 2024, the Texas court of criminal appeals acquitted her in the case.
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Crystal Mason speaks at a news conference on 29 March 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photograph: Desiree Rios/APView image in fullscreenCrystal Mason speaks at a news conference on 29 March 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photograph: Desiree Rios/APTexasTexas court ends case against woman sentenced to five years over voting error Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t countedSam LevineThu 24 Sep 2026 15.46 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe nearly decade-long case of a Black Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison in a controversial illegal voting case will end with an acquittal, the state’s highest criminal court said in a 5-4 decision on Thursday.The woman, Crystal Mason, has been appealing against the…
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