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Too-Secretive Process

By Steve Hall

That's the title of an editorial in today's Houston Chronicle regarding Texas' executive clemency process.  LINKHouston criminal defense attorney Patrick McCann made a persuasive argument for opening up Texas' too-secretive pardons and paroles process in Sunday's Outlook section (?Texans deserve public, open clemency process,? Outlook, Nov. 29, Page B8). We agree with McCann's contention that this important part of the criminal justice process should be far more transparent; regrettably, it could scarcely be more closed. That ought to be a matter of concern, not just for the accused and convicted, but for all who come in contact with the system.McCann's client, Robert Lee Thompson, was executed recently after Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 02, 2009 (boomark / email).