Texas inmate sentenced to death seeks new trial in Athena Strand case

penalty cases automatically receive review by the state’s highest criminal court.

What did Tanner Horner do? What happened to Athena Strand?

A Tarrant County jury took less than three hours in May to sentence Horner to death after he pleaded guilty to capital murder.

Jurors unanimously found Horner would pose a continuing threat to society and determined continue reading …