tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2702735873570356682..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Snitch who walked for his testimony turned out to be real killer, rapist; prosecutor became judge, and soon elected DAGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23568471963242330452008-10-01T00:05:00.000-05:002008-10-01T00:05:00.000-05:00The idea that Jack Skeen is a judge is an outrage....The idea that Jack Skeen is a judge is an outrage. He should have been disbarred for his repeated, intentional, egregious misconduct in the Cook case--which, of course, put an innocent man on death row.<BR/><BR/>FYI re: the case Grits posted about. Just to be clear, the case was in Dallas County, not Cooke County, when Warder was a prosecutor in the ethically challenged Dallas DA's Office. She went on to be a judge in Dallas County until she was defeated in the Democratic sweep that also swept Craig Watkins into office as DA. Cooke County is where she is now apparently going to be the DA.123txpublicdefender123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16074278445586583355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-59000122672409313962008-09-29T22:18:00.000-05:002008-09-29T22:18:00.000-05:00If the State Bar revokes their license wouldn't th...If the State Bar revokes their license wouldn't they automatically not be able to sit as judge or hold a job as DA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57635406238192653172008-09-29T17:59:00.000-05:002008-09-29T17:59:00.000-05:00Here in Smith County we have Judge Jack Skeen, Jr....Here in Smith County we have Judge Jack Skeen, Jr. (241st district court). As DA Skeen withheld evidence in what has been called the worst case of prosecutorial misconduct in the country (Kerry Max Cook). Misconduct and unethical behavior in the Smith County DA's office under Jack Skeen was documented in a series of articles in the Houston Chronicle in 2000. Yet the governor's office still saw fit to appoint him to vacant district judge seat. Now we are stuck with him because no one has the guts to run against the political machine in this county. As a judge he doesn't even try to hide his bias in favor of the prosecution. A defendant in his court has a slim chance of getting a fair trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84239229230743894742008-09-29T10:27:00.000-05:002008-09-29T10:27:00.000-05:00I guess no one in the Cooke County DA's office hea...I guess no one in the Cooke County DA's office heard about that Brady case, either.<BR/><BR/>Paul B. Kennedy<BR/>Attorney at Law<BR/>http://kennedy-law.bizPaul B. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827522954049831696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-19700337036956437132008-09-29T09:56:00.000-05:002008-09-29T09:56:00.000-05:00I had the "pleasure" of trying a case in Cooke Cou...I had the "pleasure" of trying a case in Cooke County about 10 years ago and all I can say is that this is exactly the kind of justice I would expect to happen there, where the judge was a rubberstamp of the D.A. and the all-white juries did whatever the D.A. wanted them to do. But thank God for the Fort Worth Court of Appeals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64383292771328113692008-09-29T09:50:00.000-05:002008-09-29T09:50:00.000-05:00Yes, the bar has rules against it, they're called ...Yes, the bar has rules against it, they're called ethics, which seem to be in short supply in the Texas Criminal system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82888952126532787032008-09-28T15:17:00.000-05:002008-09-28T15:17:00.000-05:00I guess it's a little premature for a recall elect...I guess it's a little premature for a recall election in Cooke County huh? You know all the folks goint to trial in that court will be talking to themselves about ethics, integrity and fairness throughout the proceedings and at verdict time. Too bad for Cooke County and the individual who got less than what justice would demand. Does the bar association have any rules against this type of thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82025484165360927802008-09-28T13:09:00.000-05:002008-09-28T13:09:00.000-05:00It's time to make withholding evidence a criminal ...It's time to make withholding evidence a criminal offense. I recall reading recently where the Dallas DA was pushing a bill to do that. That will probably be tough to get passed because most of the prosecutors in the state will fight it. It is something that needs to happen. It's time that dishonest prosecutors start facing jail time for their deliberate misconduct. That's the only way to put a stop to this kind of thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-56065254155305682242008-09-28T11:40:00.000-05:002008-09-28T11:40:00.000-05:00This is possibly the best example of the pitfalls ...This is possibly the best example of the pitfalls of snitch reliance. If this isn't the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back, I don't know what will be!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com