Texas Woman's 5-Year Voter Fraud Sentence Overturned
TL;DR
Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to five years in prison for illegally casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election, has been acquitted by a Texas appeals court after it reversed its earlier opinion. The court ruled that the prosecution did not have enough evidence to prove that she knew she was ineligible to vote, prompting outrage from voting-rights activists and marking a significant development in a case that has garnered attention for years.
- Woman Who Received 5-Year Sentence in Voter Fraud Case Is Acquitted The New York Times
- Crystal Mason: Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted The Guardian US
- Texas woman's prison sentence for attempting to vote illegally is thrown out NBC News
- Crystal Mason’s 5-year illegal voting sentence is overturned The Texas Tribune
- Crystal Mason's voter fraud conviction overturned The Dallas Morning News
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