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The Dallas Morning News' Q&A With Rep. Robert Miklos

By Steve Hall

Dallas Morning News editorial board member Rodger Jones had a conversation with the Mesquite Democrat, who chairs the Death Penalty Subcommittee of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.  LINK What did you learn that surprised you about the way the death penalty is applied in Texas? I am pretty familiar with how the death penalty is applied in Texas, both from a legal and practical standard, but what I was most surprised about was the previous lack of discussion on the subject by lawmakers. I support the use of the death penalty in Texas, but I believe with the recent exonerations in Dallas County, and across Texas, that we need to make sure of what we are doing. The process must be fair, and the accused must be represented by competent counsel...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).