tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2679780163101257098..comments2024-03-15T05:45:01.402-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Keller appeal of "warning" due todayGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50926405034228986642010-10-12T00:35:45.932-05:002010-10-12T00:35:45.932-05:00Thank goodness this witch hunt has finally come to...Thank goodness this witch hunt has finally come to an end. Maybe this episode will convince the TDS to abandon brinksmanship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10411623953568101372010-10-11T23:12:44.677-05:002010-10-11T23:12:44.677-05:00Austin A S
Court throws out Keller charges
By Chu...Austin A S<br /><br />Court throws out Keller charges<br />By Chuck Lindell | Monday, October 11, 2010, 05:00 PM <br /><br />A special court of review has thrown out the public rebuke given to Presiding Judge Sharon Keller, who had been admonished for closing the Court of Criminal Appeals to an after-hours appeal from an inmate facing imminent execution.<br /><br />The three-judge court said the State Commission on Judicial Conduct exceeded its authority in issuing the rebuke, which was not allowed by the Texas Constitution or state law.<br /><br />The court also threw out Keller’s charges and ruled that the commission could not refile charges, which had accused Keller of violating her duty as a judge.<br /><br />The ruling delivered shortly before 5 p.m.<br /><br />According to Chip Babcock, Keller’s lawyer, the commission cannot appeal the ruling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com