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Special Court of Review Dismisses Keller Warning, Charges

By Steve Hall

The Final Opinion is in Adobe .pdf format. "Reprimand tossed for 'We close at 5' Texas judge," is the AP report by Jim Vertuno. A special court of review on Monday dismissed a public reprimand of Texas' top criminal courts judge, who closed her court at 5 p.m., preventing attorneys from filing a last-minute appeal hours before their client was executed.The disciplinary case against Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller came after she closed the court on Sept. 25, 2007, as attorneys for twice-convicted killer Michael Wayne Richard tried to submit their appeal.The state Commission on Judicial Conduct issued Keller a "public warning," but the judge appealed, claiming the commission exceeded its authority and violated the state constitution...continue to full post

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