the charles smith blog

Robert Roberson: Death Row; Texas: How Jeff Leach and Joe Moody (two state representatives from opposite political parties and opposite sides of Texas) have saved lives and demanded truth - and have been named 'The Dallas Morning News 2024 Texans of the Year' for their heroic battle to save Roberson from a death sentence based on flawed science, misstated evidence and a bad trial…"Robert Roberson III is alive today, awaiting a new date for his death sentence to be carried out. But he would not be alive, and there would be no hope that his life might be spared after all, if not for Jeff Leach and Joe Moody. And Roberson’s is not the only name of the living we can tie to them. Bobby Moore, Rodney Reed, Melissa Lucio and Jeff Wood are four more. Others may well be added in years to come. For their long work on behalf of criminal justice reform and especially for their sacrifices and tireless efforts to spare the life of Robert Roberson this year, Jeff Leach and Joe Moody are our 2024 Texans of the Year."