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Justice Further Delayed in Hood Case

By Steve Hall

That's the title of an editorial in today's Dallas Morning News.  LINKThe U.S. Supreme Court's decision against taking up the tawdry Charles Dean Hood murder case is disappointing to those of us who crave a watchdog against the mischief that sneaks into Texas courtrooms. The state's appeals judges had already taken a pass on examining allegations of corrupted justice and sexual secrets kept by the Collin County judge and prosecutor in the death penalty trial. The fact that the two admitted to bed-hopping before the trial ? and remaining "good friends" ? wasn't enough to get the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to consider whether the outcome was fatally flawed. The appeals court's refusal had the look and feel of sweeping the state's dirt under the rug...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 22, 2010 (boomark / email).