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Harris DA Seeks to Remove Judge From Capital Punishment Hearing

By Steve Hall

"DA claims Texas judge has death penalty bias," is the title of the AP report by Juan Lozano, via the Dallas Morning News.A Texas judge who declared during a capital murder case that the death penalty is unconstitutional but later rescinded his ruling has refused a request by prosecutors to remove himself from the case. The Harris County District Attorney's Office has asked to have state District Judge Kevin Fine removed from the case, accusing him of being biased against capital punishment, said Donna Hawkins, a spokeswoman for the office. District Judge Olen Underwood, who presides over the judicial region that includes Harris County, will set a hearing on the request, she said. Vickie Long, Fine's court coordinator, said Friday the judge would not be commenting on the district attorney's request...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 12, 2010 (boomark / email).