tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7216269352637996669..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Former judges and prosecutors: Investigate official misconduct before executing Charles Dean HoodGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47891172886007337792008-10-30T13:50:00.000-05:002008-10-30T13:50:00.000-05:00I'm sure they will. This things have to dissapear ...I'm sure they will. This things have to dissapear immediately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-51872965494613429452008-10-06T11:11:00.000-05:002008-10-06T11:11:00.000-05:00I only hope the apply the law appropriately.I only hope the apply the law appropriately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25215730742180843642008-09-09T09:45:00.000-05:002008-09-09T09:45:00.000-05:00I emailed Governor Perry today on another matter o...I emailed Governor Perry today on another matter of Judicial Misconduct up in Connecticut and the prevention of my coming to Texas to live and in getting the occupational license that I have already passed the test for in Texas in which I wasn't allowed to have due to judicial, prosecutorial, and attorney misconduct in Connecticut.<BR/><BR/>My opinion on the death penalty as we should have it, but only if the courts are run in a legal, ethical, and Constitutional way. I posted a link on my getjusticecoalition.blogspot.com blog to this post. <BR/><BR/>I like your blog and I'll be back to read more. -Steven G. EricksonThe_SRVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00920683584784143246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-54915082334959422812008-09-07T18:13:00.000-05:002008-09-07T18:13:00.000-05:00Can somebody put 03:06's comment in plain English ...Can somebody put 03:06's comment in plain English for this redneck Texan? I'm not sure if that's an insult or compliment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27364135400073096402008-09-05T10:53:00.000-05:002008-09-05T10:53:00.000-05:00If this killer's guilt is not in doubt then granti...If this killer's guilt is not in doubt then granting a retrail is judicial masterbation. It might make you feel good for a while but it won't change anything. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps they should give him a re-do on the sentencing phase of the trial and see if he gets something besides the needle from a different jury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3700060483405948922008-09-05T10:49:00.000-05:002008-09-05T10:49:00.000-05:00It's all on the jury's hand to decide.It's all on the jury's hand to decide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61547386225673551022008-09-05T08:45:00.000-05:002008-09-05T08:45:00.000-05:00The indiscretions and constitutional and judicial ...The indiscretions and constitutional and judicial wrongs by Collin County are known and have been an accepted practice by the attorneys and DA's in that county. The current DA and current Judges are an embarressment to the practice of law. If nothing else, it is morally wrong to send someone to their death, regardless of a jury verdict, without considering all of the facts. 9/03/2008 06:38:00 PM Horndog, what you failing to realize is that the evidence presented in a trial should be untainted, but in the case at bar, it was not. To give affirmation of a relationship between a Judge and an DA and then a man is sentenced to his death...is judicially and morally horrific. I do understand that this man was convicted, but if the allegation and merits meet the standard of judicial violations then he must be set free or retried. The proverbial "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Lord Acton So, in turn for those that may attempt or openly attempt to disagree with the signatures of desire to grant a reprieve you must always take the stance that if you support injustice - that same injustice may turn around and bite you. It is a hard pill especially since Mr. Hood's conviction is based on what we call a horrific crime. However, Mr. Hood's crime is not on the table. What is on the table is the fact that the Judge and the DA allegedly had an affair and that bedroom pillow talk may or may not have had an influence in his conviction. Plus, take into consideration that this praticular county has been operating and currently operates under clouds of open discrimination, open affairs, open injustice, open constitutional violations, open judical violations and they continue without anyone investigating them. So, then where is the real crime when we as Americans toot the horn of fair and reasonable, and standards above other countries when in fact we become hypercrites and the enemy against our own to self promote or offer a favor because of what we do in the bedroom? Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. <BR/>Lord ActonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47216484943341244332008-09-05T03:06:00.000-05:002008-09-05T03:06:00.000-05:00[...] why people who are not in Texas hate Texas s...<I>[...] why people who are not in Texas hate Texas so much </I><BR/><BR/>Jealousy is an awkward homage which inferiority renders to merit.<BR/> - Madame Marie Madeleine PuisieuxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-69256784987926214722008-09-04T23:12:00.000-05:002008-09-04T23:12:00.000-05:00freenerd. and that makes it all the worse. Because...freenerd. and that makes it all the worse. Because now there is going to be, or should be, a new trial and huge judicial waste of resources. Their crime is not that they put a innocent man in jail, their crime is that they put their own selfish needs for sex and romance above their sworn duty to uphold the laws of the state of Texas. And the even worse crime is that no one in the place said boo about it until now. perhaps you might understand why people who are not in Texas hate Texas so much. There is such a thing a serving the greater good, but I've never met a person from Texas who thought that way. It doesn't matter whether it be their guns or their genitals, it's always "me first."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-88551458194900173232008-09-04T20:42:00.000-05:002008-09-04T20:42:00.000-05:00Hood was convicted of the 1989 fatal shooting of h...Hood was convicted of the 1989 fatal shooting of his boss Ronald Williamson and Williamson's girlfriend, Traci Wallace. Hood was arrested in Indiana a day after the killing. He had Williamson's car, jewelry, camera, wallet, credit cards and clothing on him at the time of the arrest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87270611182355971582008-09-04T11:04:00.000-05:002008-09-04T11:04:00.000-05:00perhaps another analogy will work: what if, after ...perhaps another analogy will work: what if, after at a big game that your team lost, you found out the referee had been sleeping with the head coach of the opposing team (potentially awkward mental image, i know). I think most fans would cry foul and want the win invalidated for the other team, or at least a rematch. But we're talking about something much more serious than a game here; it's a person's life for pete's sake. The least we can do is let them retry the case, especially since this is all due to a mistake (to put it nicely) on the judge & DA's part, not the defense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-27524871590497071412008-09-04T07:43:00.000-05:002008-09-04T07:43:00.000-05:00Citizens of Collin County-the most affluent suburb...Citizens of Collin County-the most affluent suburb in America-do commonly refer to this kind of behavior as "sleeping together" while it's known in other parts of the country as "Inbreeding." The only duelling that goes on in Collin County's adversarial system of justice is done with banjos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63406355041252820082008-09-04T05:19:00.000-05:002008-09-04T05:19:00.000-05:00A death sentence can only come from a unanimous ju...<I>A death sentence can only come from a unanimous jury of 12 no matter what the DA or judge have to say.</I><BR/><BR/>And they do it based on evidence that the judge has either ruled is admissible or not, or arguments that the judge either would or would not allow, many times based on her discretion alone. Discretion that would favor the guy whose knob she was slobbing.<BR/><BR/>Did it have an effect? It owuld be good to know before we execute the guy. The way I read the Constitution, this guy deserves a new trial at the very least. If you ask me, he should go free altogether to punish the state for cheating and discourage future judges from sleeping with future prosecutors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85665136629997145372008-09-03T23:38:00.000-05:002008-09-03T23:38:00.000-05:00According to local rumor, the alleged affair was c...According to local rumor, the alleged affair was carried on for years.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that one reason the CCA and the local Collin County courts have shied away from pushing for the truth is that if the affair is acknowledged, many, many convictions will be called into question.<BR/><BR/>The prospect of exonerating or retrying hundreds (is it thousands?) of cases because of "extra-judicial" sex is terrifying the courts.<BR/><BR/>Bill Baumbach<BR/>The Collin County ObserverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-86878251298521081602008-09-03T23:09:00.000-05:002008-09-03T23:09:00.000-05:00The most awesome power of the DA is to dismiss or ...The most awesome power of the DA is to dismiss or even refuse to file a case. The next greatest power is to plea to a lesser charge like they did in Georgetown today for the police chief's daughter.<BR/><BR/>A death sentence can only come from a unanimous jury of 12 no matter what the DA or judge have to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25136185748600259522008-09-03T22:21:00.000-05:002008-09-03T22:21:00.000-05:00I am amazed at how ignorant some people are about ...I am amazed at how ignorant some people are about the workings of or criminal justice system.<BR/><BR/>The DA has more power over the outcome of criminal cases than you can ever imagine. Read guilty----that's all.<BR/><BR/>The Judge's job is to see that the prosecutor does not overstep the constitutional rights of the accused in the exercise of his power.<BR/><BR/>If the Judge and DA are in cahoots (and the fact is they often are)the accused hasn't got a chance. Notice that issues of guilt and innocense are decided in the courts. <BR/><BR/>If the Judge and DA are sleeping together, that is just going too far. I sure wouldn't want to be in that court!!!! Would you???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-26086389134048871042008-09-03T20:30:00.000-05:002008-09-03T20:30:00.000-05:00Yeah it stinks but did it really change anything f...Yeah it stinks but did it really change anything for Charles Hood.<BR/><BR/>Do you know if the case was argued by the DA himself or by an ADA? I guess it doesn't really matter in terms of appearances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-44001120601462850542008-09-03T19:18:00.000-05:002008-09-03T19:18:00.000-05:00What a judge can do, though, is refrain from sleep...What a judge can do, though, is refrain from sleeping with attorneys while they're practicing before her court.<BR/><BR/>Would that be too much to ask?Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-49120116425438646392008-09-03T18:38:00.000-05:002008-09-03T18:38:00.000-05:00Only a jury can sentence someone to death. The ju...Only a jury can sentence someone to death. The judge can't do it.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the DA was sleeping with the jury too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com