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Rep. Lon Burnam Files Sharon Keller Impeachment Resolution

By "Persian Cowboy"

Rep. Lon Burnam has filed a resolution calling for the impeachment of Judge Sharon Keller who closed the court house at 5 PM and refused to accept a later appeal from lawyers of Michael Richard who was executed in the same night. Associated Press reports: The resolution filed Monday by Rep. Lon Burnam, a Fort Worth Democrat, accuses Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Sharon Keller of "neglect of duty" in the case of Michael Richard, who was executed for the rape and slaying of a Houston-area woman. Texas has not impeached a state judge since the 1970s when a series of judicial scandals led to ethics reforms, Burnam's office said. Burnam's resolution calls on the House of Representatives to investigate Keller for gross neglect of duty...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on February 16, 2009 (boomark / email).