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Ohio Federal District Judge Stripped of Death Penalty Cases

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"Judge stripped of cases," is Dan Horn's report in the Cincinnati Enquirer.he chief federal judge in southern Ohio took five death penalty cases from a colleague Thursday because he was taking too long to resolve them. U.S. District Judge Sandra Beckwith, the court's chief judge since 2004, said she made the unusual move to ease the workload of U.S. District Judge Walter Rice. "Judge Rice has a very heavy docket, and it seemed logical to give him some relief," Beckwith said. "These are enormous cases. They take a lot of time."And:Rice did not return a call seeking comment Thursday, but one of his defenders said the criticism is unjustified. He said Rice is a thoughtful judge who thinks that death penalty cases should be closely scrutinized...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 25, 2008 (boomark / email).