Watkins Named 2008 Texan of the Year
Monday, Dec 29, 2008 | Updated 11:12 AM CST
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Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins.
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The Dallas Morning News named Dallas County district attorney Craig Watkins its 2008 Texan of the Year.
Watkins, during his first term as Dallas County district attorney, created a conviction integrity unit. The unit works to free those wrongly convicted of murder, rape and robbery through DNA evidence.
Dallas County leads the country in DNA exonerations (19 and counting).
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