David Temple Returns to Court A Week After Conviction For Murder Is Overturned

HOUSTON, TX -- A man who was convicted of murdering his wife 17 years ago, was back in court a week after being released from prison.

David Temple, 48, who was convicted in the 1999 shooting death of his pregnant wife, Belinda, was released on Dec. 28 after the state’s highest court overturned his conviction, based on evidence prosecutorial misconduct in the case.

Temple was back in court Wednesday to have a hearing reset in the case for March 3.

Temple, who was a football coach at Alief Hastings High School, spent nine years of his life behind bars, and has steadfastly maintained his innocence in his wife’s murder.

Temple was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 2007, but in December, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals said prosecutors failed to disclose significant evidence to defense attorneys, information that included an alternative suspect in the case.

Harris County DA Kim Ogg is reviewing the case to determine whether or not to proceed with a new trial.

While Temple and his attorney’s are working toward absolute freedom, the family of Belinda Temple is praying that the case is retried and Temple is once again found guilty of murder.

Andy Khan, victim’s advocate for the Harris County DA’s office, said the victim’s family has no doubt the jury in the case got it right in 2007 when Temple was convicted.

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