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Now is time for Craig Watkins to hand corruption cases to AG

Dallas DA Craig Watkins is making a big political mistake if he fails to pass off two corruption cases involving local constables to the state Attorney General. He declined assistance last year and hasn't responded to a second offer by the AG more than a month ago, but now would be an excellent time to announce a change of heart and give those cases to somebody else.Watkins' poor handling of alleged constable corruption puts him in a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. He's turned the imbroglio into a personal pissing match with the county commissioners court and appears to view the alleged bribe taking and abuse of office as a political instead of a criminal matter. That's not good enough. A prosecutor with a fresh perspective should take the case over...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 01, 2010 (boomark / email).