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Sleeping with the Judge

By National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Texas is at it again. The eight month moratorium on executions has come and gone and Texas is moving forward with executions even in the face of utter and complete injustice. Do you remember the case of Calvin Burdine or George McFarland. Their lawyers fell asleep during their capital trial and they still got sentenced to death. Well here?s another crazy Texas death penalty case. Charles Dean Hood is scheduled to be executed today, June 17th in Texas. His lawyer fortunately was not caught sleeping, but the District Attorney in his case, Tom O?Connell, was caught sleeping, that is sleeping with the judge in Hood?s trial. Judge Verla Sue Holland and District Attorney Tom O?Connell had a long-time intimate relationship including during the time of Hood?s trial, something that was all but public knowledge in the legal community...continue to full post

Full post as published by Abolish the Death Penalty on June 17, 2008 (boomark / email).