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Keller Trial Conclusion - News Coverage

By Steve Hall

"Keller trial wraps up with harsh criticism," is Chuck Lindell's report in today's Austin American-Statesman.Dismissing most of Judge Sharon Keller's defenses as legally irrelevant, prosecutor Mike McKetta said the state's highest criminal judge failed to perform her job competently in one of the most crucial areas of the law: the death penalty. "What kind of telephone call can you get on execution day that could be more urgent than this one: 'We are trying to file'?" McKetta asked Thursday as Keller's four-day misconduct trial came to an end. And yet, he said, "we know she said no. ... We know she said no a second time. We know she said, 'We close at 5 p.m.' She knew a filing was anticipated, and what did she do? 'No...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 21, 2009 (boomark / email).