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The Latest Reports on the Hood Case

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"Depositions from judge, prosecutor to address romance rumor, may help delay Hood's execution," is Diane Jennings report in the Dallas Morning News.A court on Monday ordered the original judge and prosecutor in the Charles Dean Hood death penalty case to talk about their alleged relationship at the time of his capital murder trial. The hearing in a Collin County civil court resulted in an order by District Judge Greg Brewer to require depositions from retired Judge Verla Sue Holland and former Collin County district attorney Tom O'Connell. A former Collin County prosecutor had previously sworn in an affidavit that a rumor of a romance between judge and district attorney was common knowledge. Mr. Hood's defense attorneys hope the depositions will help them obtain a stay of execution for him while authorities consider whether he had a fair trial...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 09, 2008 (boomark / email).