GRAVES REACTS TO SEBESTA RULING

  

Anthony Graves says it’s “unfortunate” that Charles Sebesta “had to lose his livelihood because he violated his oath.”

Graves, speaking to KTRK-TV in Houston, was speaking of the Texas Bar’s Board of Disciplinary Appeals decision to uphold an earlier decision to disbar Sebesta for his handling of Graves’ case.

Graves spent 18 years in prison—12 on death row, for the slayings of six members of a Somerville family.  Graves was later cleared by an investigation by former Harris County prosecutor Kelly Siegler and current Washington Co. Sheriff Otto Hanak.

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Graves’ conviction in 2010.

The Texas Bar revoked Sebesta’s license to practice law after finding he engaged in prosecutorial misconduct.

Graves filed a complaint against Sebesta in 2014.  He told KTRK, “this man attempted to murder me.  The state has spoken.  They have stripped him of his license.”

Graves added, “The bar stepped in to say that’s not the way our criminal justice system should work.  This is a good day for justice.”