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Judge Sharon Keller Trial: Lesson for Activists

By "Persian Cowboy"

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The following article was in today's New York Times. It is significant that this reprehensible, pro-prosecution judge, who has done so much more than kill Michael Richard by "closing at 5:00," is now a defendant. It is important for all of us who are activists to recognize the role we play in bringing down capital punishment. Sharon Keller would not be on trial today if it were not for activists with the Texas Moratorium Network who figured out how to focus on this faux paux by a judge to bring attention to the death penalty. Screw ups like this happen every day in Texas courts. But we were able to use this one in our struggle because TMN filed a complaint with the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. Many of us did not even know what this commission was...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on August 19, 2009 (boomark / email).

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