STATE BAR TO HEAR COMPLAINT FROM ANTHONY GRAVES

  

The State Bar of Texas is investigating a complaint against retired District Attorney Charles Sebesta from former Brenham death row inmate Anthony Graves.  .

Graves, who spent 18 years in custody, and 14 years on death row, before all charges were dropped against him in October of 2010, has filed a grievance with the State Bar, charging former District Attorney Charles Sebesta with engaging in professional misconduct during his trial.  Graves charges Sebesta with suppressing information from the defense that led to his conviction.

Graves’ attorney Robert Bennett received a letter from the State Bar last week indicating it has accepted the complaint, and, as is routine, was launching an investigation into the matter.

Graves was charged with the 1992 murder of a 45-year old woman, Bobbie Davis, her teen daughter and four of Davis’ grandchildren.  All these victims were found dead in a Somerville home that had been set on fire.  Graves’ co-defendant Robert Earl Carter, originated to investigators that Graves had taken part in the murders.  Carter later recanted that statement, even saying right before his May 2000 execution, that Graves was innoncent.

Although Graves maintained his innocence throughout the trial and imprisonment, the break for Graves did not come until  2006, when the U.S. Fifth Court of Appeals overturned this conviction after concluding critical evidence had been withheld.

A review four years later led to the dismissal of all charges. 

The Chief Disciplinary Counsel of the State Bar has 60 days to investigate the complaint the response from Sebesta.  Sebesta still maintains Graves was guilty.

 

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  1. No amount of money can compensate a man that has lost 18 years of his life. How much money would you accept in return for 18 years of your own life? Family members die, you can’t be there for them. Your children grow up without knowing you. Employment after release? Not very likely. I don’t think Mr. Graves is looking for happiness, I think he’s looking for justice. 18 years… think about it. Money cannot replace those years.

  2. Seriously Mr Graves? No one but you and the good Lord above know the exact truth of whether you at guilty or not. So you have been exonerated by the courts and they have paid you millions for so called wrongful inprisonment, what are u still going after this man. In an interview u gave u said u had no hate and no malice towards Mr Sebesta so why are u still trying to hurt him. Yes he might have hurt you but u have been compensated and you are a free man, plus two wrongs don’t make a right, why not just drop everything and let sleeping dogs lay. Remember John 8:7 states “let anyone of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”

    1. FD, you can bet this is about money. If he gets Mr. Sebesta disciplined or disbarred, it will strengthen his case in a lawsuit against Mr. Sebesta. It is time to move on, there is no happiness to be found on dwelling in the past (unless of course you are trying to profit from it).

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