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Post by mst3k4evur on May 2, 2009 16:24:19 GMT -6
Judge deems death row inmate did not receive fair trial due to sex scandal By Stephanie Flemmons, Staff Writer (Created: Friday, May 1, 2009 5:46 PM CDT) A district judge ruled that a death row inmate did not receive a fair trial due to recent proof that the judge and the district attorney that tried the case were having a sexual affair. In November 2008, Judge Greg Brewer of the 366th Judicial District Court of Collin County had been directed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to make his recommendation whether convicted killer Charles Dean Hood’s claim of an unfair trial was raised in a timely manner. Today, Brewer issued Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law that concludes that attorneys for Hood discovered proof of Judge Vera Sue Holland and District Attorney Tom O’Connell’s secret, sexual relationship in a timely fashion and that Hood’s attorney are not at fault for not discovering this information earlier because the parties kept it secret for so long. In his recommendation to the CCA, Brewer determined Hood should be able to raise judicial bias claims and that the affair between the judge and the district attorney violated his right to a fair trial. Brewer found that Holland and O’Connell did not abide by their ethical and constitutional duties during the 1990 trial and conviction of Hood. According to court records, Brewer states: “Judge Holland and Mr. O’Connell took deliberate measures to ensure that their affair would remain secret,” and “Judge Holland and Mr. O’Connell did not abide by their ethical and constitutional duties to disclose the fundamental conflict caused by their relationship.” In attempts to keep their affair secret, Brewer states “Mr. O’Connell misled habeas counsel during the successive state habeas proceedings and Judge Holland resisted counsel’s investigative efforts.” The Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law that Brewer made will now be sent up to the CCA for their review, where they can either accept or reject Brewer’s recommendations. According to Andrea Keilen, Texas Defender Service executive director, the CCA will either grant a new trial or find they are not bound by the trial-court recommendation. In 1990, Hood was sentenced to death for the fatal shootings of Tracie Lynn Wallace, 26 and her boyfriend Ronald Williamson, 46, at Williamson’s home in Plano in 1989. According to a petition submitted by Hood’s attorneys in June 2005, prior to an earlier execution date, O’Connell actively misled the defense attorneys by denying that he had been in a romantic relationship. Holland simply refused to cooperate with the investigation at the time. Hood has survived five execution dates due to separate procedural matters. Contact Stephanie Flemmons at sflemmons@acnpapers.com www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2009/05/02/plano_star-courier/news/794.txt
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Post by Rev. Agave on May 2, 2009 19:00:49 GMT -6
Hood is the most elusive prey we have hunted through the justice system. More than anyone else, this one has become personal. I want his friggin' hallowed out skull displayed on my desk as a pen holder. I want to make him know true fear as we relentlessly stalk him into the death chamber. I want to ruthlessly rip out his still beating heart and eat his children. Praise be to Allah!
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Post by wrench on May 2, 2009 19:11:02 GMT -6
he must have a tatoo on him that says Lucky Bastard. ;D
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Post by Potassium_Pixie on May 2, 2009 19:16:22 GMT -6
Why blame and eat his children? Its not their fault they were sired by this freak.
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Post by kingsindanger on May 3, 2009 0:50:37 GMT -6
If TX had death warrents that did not expire, this piece of garbage would have been juiced last year.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2009 1:41:14 GMT -6
Its only a matter of time,dont sweat it,Ok,he might get a new trial nothing yet,pfft,so what,he will just have to go through it all again & end up at the same place,the walls unit,hoping 6pm will come around real slow,just a matter of time before hoody boy will met his fate..imo.
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Post by The Tipsy Broker on May 3, 2009 2:57:09 GMT -6
Gadzooks he is slippery fiend to be sure. Wonder if he was a cat in a previous life. He's certainly got nine lives
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2009 4:19:42 GMT -6
If TX had death warrents that did not expire, this piece of garbage would have been juiced last year. I think they got the ok from the scotus at 11.20 or 11.40 I aint to sure but they didnt want to go ahead with the execution that night because they didnt think they had enough time to follow protocols to execute hood,this has never happned before in texas,they should extend the warrants to 1 week like other states & the warden of the prison picks the day & time to proceed with the execution,at the moment texas has a 24hr window to execute the inmate,by the time they start the execution its 6pm,sometimes inmates are executed later then 6pm due to lawyers with their last minute stays being dealt with by the courts.Hood is definantly one lucky sob,he is begining to be one hard pos to put in the ground where he belongs..
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Post by moonlight on May 3, 2009 10:35:46 GMT -6
If he's guilty as hell, juice him!!!
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Post by Tracy on May 3, 2009 10:46:18 GMT -6
Way to go judge holland and mr. o'connell , because of you, an obviously guilty POS gets another pass. What idiots !! Keep it in your pants ffs. I dont get what their affair has to do with his guilt but i reckon thats American justice for ya.
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Post by Elric of Melnibone on May 3, 2009 13:39:50 GMT -6
We can wait...and be patient. He can still be sentneced to death for his crimes. Or, the 5th Circuit may review the entire trnascript and say that the judge was fair. You never know. FOr all we know she may have been tougher on the prosecution because of it...
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Post by Rev. Agave on May 3, 2009 13:52:22 GMT -6
We can wait...and be patient. He can still be sentenced to death for his crimes. Or, the 5th Circuit may review the entire transcript and say that the judge was fair. You never know. FOr all we know she may have been tougher on the prosecution because of it... That could be. But if he gets a new trial, he will get all of his appeals back, which mean the hunt will start again from the very beginning. Indeed, he might cut a plea deal the 2nd time around. So at this critical stage, it is imperative that he does not get a new trial. Texas really dropped the ball when they failed to toast him by midnight on the day of his last warrant.
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Post by The Tipsy Broker on May 3, 2009 13:53:03 GMT -6
We can wait...and be patient. He can still be sentneced to death for his crimes. Or, the 5th Circuit may review the entire trnascript and say that the judge was fair. You never know. FOr all we know she may have been tougher on the prosecution because of it... Good shout, I didn't think of that
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Post by Elric of Melnibone on May 3, 2009 13:55:25 GMT -6
I agree. But I am hoping the 5ht Circuit kicks this nonsense and he gets whacked for his crimes.
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Post by kingsindanger on May 3, 2009 15:57:37 GMT -6
We can wait...and be patient. He can still be sentneced to death for his crimes. Or, the 5th Circuit may review the entire trnascript and say that the judge was fair. You never know. FOr all we know she may have been tougher on the prosecution because of it... With another trial, doesn't his round of appeals start over? Also isn't the state barred from mentioning any aspect of this conviction?
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Post by kingsindanger on May 3, 2009 15:59:07 GMT -6
If TX had death warrents that did not expire, this piece of garbage would have been juiced last year. I think they got the ok from the scotus at 11.20 or 11.40 I aint to sure but they didnt want to go ahead with the execution that night because they didnt think they had enough time to follow protocols to execute hood,this has never happned before in texas,they should extend the warrants to 1 week like other states & the warden of the prison picks the day & time to proceed with the execution,at the moment texas has a 24hr window to execute the inmate,by the time they start the execution its 6pm,sometimes inmates are executed later then 6pm due to lawyers with their last minute stays being dealt with by the courts.Hood is definantly one lucky sob,he is begining to be one hard pos to put in the ground where he belongs.. That is exactly what happened. TX ran out of time, and now the dirtbag gets a new trial.
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Post by kingsindanger on May 3, 2009 16:02:41 GMT -6
Way to go judge holland and mr. o'connell , because of you, an obviously guilty POS gets another pass. What idiots !! Keep it in your pants ffs. I dont get what their affair has to do with his guilt but i reckon thats American justice for ya. I think the affair would only be a factor if the prosecutor slept with the jury, the appellete court judges, the SCOTUS justices, the governor of TX, and maybe the pope as well.
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Post by Rev. Agave on May 3, 2009 16:04:22 GMT -6
I think they got the ok from the scotus at 11.20 or 11.40 I aint to sure but they didnt want to go ahead with the execution that night because they didnt think they had enough time to follow protocols to execute hood,this has never happned before in texas,they should extend the warrants to 1 week like other states & the warden of the prison picks the day & time to proceed with the execution,at the moment texas has a 24hr window to execute the inmate,by the time they start the execution its 6pm,sometimes inmates are executed later then 6pm due to lawyers with their last minute stays being dealt with by the courts.Hood is definantly one lucky sob,he is begining to be one hard pos to put in the ground where he belongs.. That is exactly what happened. TX ran out of time, and now the dirtbag gets a new trial. Ultimately whether he gets a new trial will be decided by the Court of Criminal appeals, so I am hoping Judge Sharon Keller will live to her reputation as a legal killer and deny the new trial.
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Post by Potassium_Pixie on May 3, 2009 23:34:57 GMT -6
Come on Killer. Dirtbag needs to die!
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2009 22:43:32 GMT -6
I think they got the ok from the scotus at 11.20 or 11.40 I aint to sure but they didnt want to go ahead with the execution that night because they didnt think they had enough time to follow protocols to execute hood,this has never happned before in texas,they should extend the warrants to 1 week like other states & the warden of the prison picks the day & time to proceed with the execution,at the moment texas has a 24hr window to execute the inmate,by the time they start the execution its 6pm,sometimes inmates are executed later then 6pm due to lawyers with their last minute stays being dealt with by the courts.Hood is definantly one lucky sob,he is begining to be one hard pos to put in the ground where he belongs.. That is exactly what happened. TX ran out of time, and now the dirtbag gets a new trial. Nothing is set in stone yet,more than likely he will get a new one,because hot lips verla was getting tossed up by the prosecutor & it looks like she might of showed bias to the state for another toss up,who knows it could go either way,but it doesnt look good.fingers crossed that hood doesnt slip out of this one,he is beggining to be one hard pos to put in the ground..imo
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Post by Potassium_Pixie on May 10, 2009 15:35:35 GMT -6
EVERYTHING happens in the best interest of this guy. Why can't we execute him?
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Post by kingsindanger on May 10, 2009 16:21:37 GMT -6
That is exactly what happened. TX ran out of time, and now the dirtbag gets a new trial. Nothing is set in stone yet,more than likely he will get a new one,because hot lips verla was getting tossed up by the prosecutor & it looks like she might of showed bias to the state for another toss up,who knows it could go either way,but it doesnt look good.fingers crossed that hood doesnt slip out of this one,he is beggining to be one hard pos to put in the ground..imo Its really sad that the courts have completely let this one get so twisted. Yeah, he is one slippery eel.
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Post by Potassium_Pixie on May 11, 2009 20:40:52 GMT -6
Maybe we should just throw him into an ocean full of eels.
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