tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post1754177871651922578..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Hood hearing canceled: Interpreting Judge Holland's recusalsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70454591708630559082009-01-08T08:05:00.000-06:002009-01-08T08:05:00.000-06:00You know that it has to be only when the person is...You know that it has to be only when the person is guilty of murder. But apparently in other countries they want if even for violators and those who commit them against minors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56139437508904287442008-11-22T17:01:00.000-06:002008-11-22T17:01:00.000-06:00It should be a matter of at least 2 trials with di...It should be a matter of at least 2 trials with different people to determine if the person deserves death penaltyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57079549420462501332008-09-09T07:51:00.000-05:002008-09-09T07:51:00.000-05:00I hope you are right, Scott. If they execute this...I hope you are right, Scott. If they execute this guy, (who, ironically, does seem to be guilty), it may well be the nail in the coffin of the death penalty in this state. It should also be a nail in the coffin of the political career of our "great" governor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19035990913597922002008-09-08T19:27:00.000-05:002008-09-08T19:27:00.000-05:00What if anything surprises any of you about a D.A....What if anything surprises any of you about a D.A. and a Judge doing anything WRONG/Illegal/Immoral? Whether together or separately, this probably happens daily in the great State of Confusion, aka: Texas. Maybe more than daily in Bexar County.<BR/>YeeHawAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7617541399386472142008-09-08T17:17:00.000-05:002008-09-08T17:17:00.000-05:00"Though the defense is unable to point to any spec..."Though the defense is unable to point to any specific instance of unfair treatment in Mr. Hood's trial, they say that he could not have received a fair trial if the two were romantically involved." <BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/090908dnmethood.576c9109.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-79921093791917815002008-09-08T15:55:00.000-05:002008-09-08T15:55:00.000-05:00First: I support using the death penalty rarely an...First: I support using the death penalty <I>rarely</I> and I think Texas uses it way to often.<BR/><BR/>Second: I agree that a stay of execution is needed in this case so the process can be examined.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Now that's out of the way, my question:<BR/><BR/>Is there evidence in this case that the alleged affair led to a wrongful conviction due to ignored evidence or some other factor or is it just the affair in and of itself that's causing the outcry for the stay?<BR/><BR/><BR/>In all of my reading on this that's never mentioned.<BR/><BR/>Granted, not important in terms of a potential stay, but possibly important in the future.Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939964640082045428noreply@blogger.com