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Penn Jillette Urges Supreme Court to Review Death Penalty Case

4/17/2026

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Penn Jillette, of Penn & Teller, filed a Supreme Court brief urging the justices to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Charles Don Flores.
The brief notes that a key piece of evidence was compromised by a police officer's use of "investigative hypnosis" on a witness.
Jillette, who says he has no legal expertise, opposes the death penalty and argues evidence in capital cases should be scrutinized.

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Penn Jillette, of Penn & Teller, filed a Supreme Court brief urging the justices to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Charles Don Flores.
The brief notes that a key piece of evidence was compromised by a police officer's use of "investigative hypnosis" on a witness.
Jillette, who says he has no legal expertise, opposes the death penalty and argues evidence in capital cases should be scrutinized.