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The Linda Carty Case

By Steve Hall

British barrister Hugh Southey writes, "Linda Carty case displays weakness in Texas system," at the Dallas Morning News Death Penalty blog.  Here's the beginning of the post: Linda Carty's case has been generating increasing media coverage in the United Kingdom. For example, the Times of London has recently published an editorial calling on the United Kingdom government to do all that it can to prevent Linda being executed.One of the features of that coverage has been a concern about the safety of Linda's conviction. That is not surprising. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeal and the State of Texas has accepted that Linda's trial counsel performed unreasonably. The approach of the appellate courts to the issues raised by Linda's case explains why her conviction and sentence stand despite the concerns about the safety of her conviction...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 07, 2010 (boomark / email).