A former Texas death row inmate says he wants to tear up an agreement that dismissed his murder charge while protecting prosecutors in his case from any findings of misconduct. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals needs to approve any exoneration. In a Facebook post by Cook that was included in court records submitted by prosecutors, he criticizes lawyers for the New York-based Innocence Project and the Innocence Project of Texas, saying that he never approved an agreement that would absolve prosecutors of wrongdoing. Although the man was considered a longtime suspect in the case, he's never been charged in relation to the crime. Bingham did not return a call for comment and Udashen deferred comment to the Innocence Project, which said in a statement that it hopes whatever action Cook takes results in his exoneration.

Source: ABC News June 15, 2016 17:20 UTC