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Statetement from John Green's Attorneys on CCA Ruling

By Steve Hall

The following statement has been released by Dick Burr, Casey Kiernan, and Robert Loper; attorneys representing John Green. STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEYS FOR JOHN EDWARD GREEN IN RESPONSE TO TODAY'S RULING BY TEXAS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS "We are deeply disappointed that the Court of Criminal Appeals shut down the hearing in Texas v. Green. The Court?s decision takes refuge in legal principles and axioms that have no genuine application to the issue presented by Mr. Green, which is whether there is too great a risk of wrongful conviction in his case to allow the District Attorney to seek the death penalty against him.  To its credit, the Court expresses the view that the concerns raised by Mr. Green need to be addressed and urges the Legislature to do so...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 12, 2011 (boomark / email).