The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a stay of execution for death row inmate James Broadnax despite a last-minute confession from his co-defendant claiming to be the actual triggerman.  

The Dallas Morning News mentioned Dallas appellate attorney Chad Baruch of Johnston Tobey & Baruch law firm as lead author of a high-profile amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. Baruch’s filing urged the court to prevent prosecutors from using a defendant’s rap lyrics as evidence of “future dangerousness” in death penalty cases. 

Read more here:  The Dallas Morning News