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State appeals withdrawn execution date

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

[update] The CCA just denied the appeal. [here] Press reports out of Austin note that the State has appealed the withdraw of Charles Hood’s execution date. Mr. Hood is to remain at the Walls Unit pending the outcome of the State’s appeal. [more here] Grits offers a great take away lesson: Even if you’re a death penalty supporter you can’t think it’s a good thing for Texas’ highest criminal court to rubber stamp executions with such obvious problems in the case, especially when there’s a conflict of interest that might implicate them personally. You just don’t use a legal technicality to avoid examining possible wrongdoing by your friend, not when somebody’s life is literally hanging in the balance...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on June 17, 2008 (boomark / email).