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The Full AP Report on the Harris County Case

By Steve Hall

Juan Lozano's full AP report, "Texas judge rescinds anti-death penalty ruling," is now available via Google News.A Texas judge who came under criticism for his ruling declaring the death penalty unconstitutional took back his controversial decision on Tuesday.However, Judge Kevin Fine said he still wants more information on whether the state's death penalty statute is unconstitutional because it allows for the possible execution of an innocent person. The Democrat who is heavily tattooed and says he's a recovering alcoholic and former cocaine user, is a state district judge in the county that sends more inmates to death row than any other in the nation.During a court hearing Tuesday, Fine rescinded his ruling, which he made last week in granting a pretrial motion in a capital murder case...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 09, 2010 (boomark / email).