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Jun 23, 2024 · Before a fourth trial in 1999, the state offered Cook a “no contest” plea deal for murder. He was sentenced to 20 years and given credit for time served, leading to his release. However,...
Days before Cook was set to face a fourth trial, Smith County prosecutors offered him a no-contest plea deal that allowed him to be released from prison. He remained guilty in the eyes of the...
- Lana Ferguson
Jun 17, 2004 · Cook took the no contest plea. Two months after Cook took the no contest plea and 22 years after the murder, the results came out of a DNA analysis of a semen stain found on the victim's panties...
Jun 21, 2024 · The Smith County District Attorney’s Office prepared to hold a fourth trial but settled for a plea of "no contest" from Cook. As part of the plea deal, Cook was released from prison but his...
- Jacob Vaughn
Aug 28, 2022 · Cook, although reluctant, was rationally unable to turn down a 'no contest' plea that guaranteed his life and liberty and required no false admissions" of guilt, a legal brief by...
- Chuck Lindell
- State Politics And Courts Reporter
Jun 20, 2024 · In exchange for his plea of no contest, Cook was convicted of murder but sentenced to the time he already served. 1999: Cook was released from prison, then spent decades seeking a full...
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Jun 23, 2022 · A no-contest plea had never been offered in a Capital Murder case in Texas. The judge gave him just 30 minutes to decide, and he reluctantly accepted. Cook said at the time, “I am simply unable...
