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Judge Holland's Shockingly High Recusal Rate Warrants Full Investigation into Alleged Affair with D.A.

By "Persian Cowboy"

From Texas Defender Service:Judge Holland's Shockingly High Recusal Rate WarrantsFull Investigation into Alleged Affair with D.A.New Data Supports Charles Dean Hood's Claim that Judge and Prosecutor at His Trial were Romantically Involved(Austin, Texas) Attorneys for Charles Dean Hood filed an Application for Writof Habeas Corpus and Motion for Stay of Execution (attached) today in theCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas with new data indicating that his rights toan impartial judge and a fair trial were violated in his capital murder trial.During her tenure as a judge on the CCA (from 1997 to 2001), Verla Sue Hollandrecused herself from four out of every five cases from Collin County, whereshe is alleged to have had a romantic relationship with District AttorneyThomas O'Connell...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on September 08, 2008 (boomark / email).