charles hood
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals foiled again in its continuing campaign to de-emphasize the "justice" angle in capital punishment
Charles Hood's departure date was to be next week, but this time, a panel of outsiders convinced the state att'y-gen'l and governor to intervene and actually hold a hearing on whether Hood had been convicted by a prosecutor who was shtupping the judge during the trial. "Everybody" around the courthouse at the time knew they were hittin' it, but it was a small town, and nobody would go on the record. (On top of the story since 2005: Salon.com) New York Times
Charles Hood's departure date was to be next week, but this time, a panel of outsiders convinced the state att'y-gen'l and governor to intervene and actually hold a hearing on whether Hood had been convicted by a prosecutor who was shtupping the judge during the trial. "Everybody" around the courthouse at the time knew they were hittin' it, but it was a small town, and nobody would go on the record. (On top of the story since 2005: Salon.com) New York Times
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Come on. Let's not let technicalities like innocent or guilty get in the way of a good killing.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 09/05/08 at 03:09 PM
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