tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7987557868130636273..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Judge on Sharon Keller: Public humiliation is punishment enoughGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-7520640894539934102010-07-12T05:30:03.746-05:002010-07-12T05:30:03.746-05:00HPS, please point out where I've exaggerated. ...HPS, please point out where I've exaggerated. What is your reference? The case against Judge Keller has to do with her actions, not David Dow's.<br /><br />Did Dow somehow make her hide her income on her ethics disclosure forms?Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87235360972310952492010-07-12T00:55:35.919-05:002010-07-12T00:55:35.919-05:00Grits, you contributed to the exaggeration within ...Grits, you contributed to the exaggeration within the media. Take some responsibility for your poor decision. You should be the first person to publicly decry the injustice that was heaped upon Keller by Dow and the anti-death penalty establishment.Humiliation Phone Sexhttp://www.humiliateme.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22328738097529811352010-01-25T13:13:25.712-06:002010-01-25T13:13:25.712-06:00No surprise that judges stick together. They depen...No surprise that judges stick together. They depend on each other to appoint poorly paid or incompetent defense attorneys for indigent defendants, attorneys judges then deny their witnesses/testimony in murder trials. Judge Berchelmann repeated verbatim the words of Keller's attorney - that David Dow should have started earlier to prepare a habeas appeal based on a SCOTUS decision handed down that very morning for a client who was very clearly mentally retarded and ineligible for the death penalty, a client who was given extra IQ points by a so-called prosecution "expert" for having committed a murder in the first place. Indeed, Dow should have doubted Judge Keller's truthfulness (or sanity) by coming to the CCA any way and banging on doors in a seemingly futile attempt to file Richard's appeal. Keller previously denied an appeal for Roy Criner (whose DNA did not match) and who was later exonerated, announcing that "he might have worn a condom". She also denied a new trial for Calvin Burdine, whose lawyer slept through much of his trial, saying: "he might not have slept through the important parts". This "might've, should've, could've judge "should've" been impeached long ago. Anonymous - 1/20/02:20 should read "The Autobiography of an Execution" by David Dow. I doubt then that he would dare to imply that this attorney does not move heaven and earth for his clients - clients who, even though facing the inevitable, at least know that one person cares whether he lives or dies.Grandmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42634176875196734912010-01-24T17:58:24.877-06:002010-01-24T17:58:24.877-06:00Sharon Keller humiliated? Hardly. She and her cron...Sharon Keller humiliated? Hardly. She and her cronies can sit around the bar and chide the libs for trying to bring her down and brag about how law and order Texas lacks the will to do ANYTHING that remotely appears to be weak on crime. This state is a JOKE!Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72552259576438575852010-01-22T11:41:11.953-06:002010-01-22T11:41:11.953-06:00Humiliated my a$$. She's laughing at us all li...Humiliated my a$$. She's laughing at us all like the wicked witch of the west.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65530943899623890502010-01-22T06:58:07.442-06:002010-01-22T06:58:07.442-06:00The bottom line is that Mr. Kiker did not use his ...The bottom line is that Mr. Kiker did not use his legal name while criticizing others for posting anonymously. That is what makes him a hypocrite, plain and simple.<br /><br />And actually, I have posted here in the past to disclose relevant information about a criminal justice-related investigation that you blogged on, and if I had posted my name, I would have been fired immediately. I don't think it makes me a coward to want to keep my job so that I can feed my family. Several of those I work with read this, and posting my real name on any post would get me called into the office. <br /><br />I've also been noticing that you only insult ("coward", no "cajones", "hiding behind mother's skirt" etc.) anonymous posters when you disagree with them. This is surprising, based on what I assumed your concepts of liberty were.<br /><br />"Anonymity is a shield from the tyranny of the majority."<br /> Justice Stevens, McIntyre v. Ohio Election CommissionSilence Dogoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-64202276401184377882010-01-22T05:27:43.697-06:002010-01-22T05:27:43.697-06:00An indictment and disbarment of Her Honor would be...<i>An indictment and disbarment of Her Honor would be entirely appropriate.</i><br /><br />Quite a wet dream you're having there. If I remember correctly, what was omitted had previously been listed for several years. There was no intent to defraud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-30002594277189670402010-01-21T23:33:14.311-06:002010-01-21T23:33:14.311-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hook Em Hornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660612847019528535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1943213936930511602010-01-21T21:56:19.897-06:002010-01-21T21:56:19.897-06:00Actually, Silence, unlike you, Charles gives his f...Actually, Silence, unlike you, Charles gives his full name here all the time and I'm certain would have responded to you with it when he saw your comment. I just beat him to it. Will you do the same?<br /><br />If not, you are a hypocrite and a coward. You're the one claiming he conceals his identity when he does not. And yet, you're just another two-bit whiner hiding behind anonymity like your mother's skirt to insult other without being held accountable. Rev. Kiker, who btw I'd guess is an octogenarian by now, has more integrity in his little finger than all the anonymous cowards and blowhards who've ever left a comment here. He's proved himself in the field fighting for justice, and he wasn't afraid to do so under his own name, even when it cost him. I'll bet no one will ever say that about you.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18210644869024263192010-01-21T20:35:24.580-06:002010-01-21T20:35:24.580-06:00It's a good thing you chimed in with Rev. Kike...It's a good thing you chimed in with Rev. Kiker's name, because he sure wasn't posting using his real name. I guess Reverend Hypocrite didn't "man up" like he expects others (except himself) to do.<br /><br />Oh, and no, I'm not a hypocrite, since I never told others to do something that I, myself didn't do.Silence Dogoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82745646661908848172010-01-21T14:49:33.043-06:002010-01-21T14:49:33.043-06:001:10, Rev. Charles Kiker from Tulia is a regular h...1:10, Rev. Charles Kiker from Tulia is a regular here and by no means is afraid to speak his mind under his own name, I assure you. Can you say the same? Or are you the real hypocrite?Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61565767236325958552010-01-21T13:10:41.328-06:002010-01-21T13:10:41.328-06:00Blogger ckikerintulia said...
"Everybody ca...Blogger ckikerintulia said...<br /><br />"Everybody calling on Grits to "man up!" You man up and put a name on your post."<br /><br />--<br /><br />Why? Is "ckikerintulia" your full legal name that you are posting under, or are you just a hypocrite?Silence Dogoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10675161675921277062010-01-21T11:35:34.957-06:002010-01-21T11:35:34.957-06:00Hi Bill, good to hear from you.
To 7:21, I don...Hi Bill, good to hear from you.<br /><br />To 7:21, I don't think you've heard any of that "unpatriotic" stuff on this blog. However, your suggestion about an electoral shock reminds me that Judge Keller is up for reelection in 2012, and also inspired me to put up a poll in the sidebar.<br /><br />These are good, helpful comments, folks. Especially good list at 7:26 above. Thanks to all. To those who were hypercritical, let me know what you think of <a href="http://gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2010/01/when-is-breaching-oral-tradition.html" rel="nofollow">my actual opinions</a> on this subject as opposed to the caricatures and strawmen you made up.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13370477503203968262010-01-21T09:11:16.405-06:002010-01-21T09:11:16.405-06:00Judge Sharon Keller made false statements in finan...Judge Sharon Keller made false statements in financial statements filed with the Texas Ethics Commission.<br />http://tinyurl.com/ycqrq4u<br /><br />I remind the readers that it is a felony in Texas to file a fraudulent financial statement with a government agency. See Section 37 of the Texas Penal Code.<br /><br />An indictment and disbarment of Her Honor would be entirely appropriate.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Bill Fason<br />Houston TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-984732612508187582010-01-21T08:56:29.349-06:002010-01-21T08:56:29.349-06:00MARGUERITE DIXON.MARGUERITE DIXON.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75230495062878952202010-01-21T07:56:20.975-06:002010-01-21T07:56:20.975-06:00Spectators of death penalty jurisprudence might be...Spectators of death penalty jurisprudence might be interested to read the American Law Institute's reasons for withdrawing Section 210.6 of the Model Penal Code "in light of the current intractable institutional and structural obstacles to ensuring a minimally adequate system for administering capital punishment."<br /><br />www.ali.org/doc/Capital Punishment_web.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31713166953624369422010-01-21T07:21:38.201-06:002010-01-21T07:21:38.201-06:00To those of you who don't like the alleged act...To those of you who don't like the alleged actions of this judge, organize like us so called "radical, unpatriotic teabaggers" and don't vote for her next time and fire a shot like the one in Massachusetts Tuesday night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29008059039003135842010-01-21T07:02:46.167-06:002010-01-21T07:02:46.167-06:00David Dow was pretty mouthy early on. Why is he no...David Dow was pretty mouthy early on. Why is he no longer spouting ridiculous exaggerations? Because he knows he could get dinged. Heck, he still may get dinged. Perhaps he will start thinking before saying ridiculous liberalness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82180573228983440352010-01-21T01:57:23.976-06:002010-01-21T01:57:23.976-06:00Texas has many things to be proud of--including Sc...Texas has many things to be proud of--including Scott Henson. This Judges behavior in this case more than many others was not one of those things. The comments here are as shameful as the results today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14014109123306090122010-01-20T22:54:59.556-06:002010-01-20T22:54:59.556-06:00More Killer Keller returning to a bench near you!!...More Killer Keller returning to a bench near you!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18573247156174085112010-01-20T22:36:49.250-06:002010-01-20T22:36:49.250-06:00"Most significantly, despite all of these thi..."Most significantly, despite all of these things, the Republican Master noted Judge Keller testified that she would do everything just the same if the situation arose again, and he wrote in his opinion that unlike Judge Keller, "any reasonable person" knowing what Judge Keller knows now would have to handle the situation differently, and that "there is a valid reason why many in the legal community are not proud of Judge Keller's actions.""<br /><br />How does the above support the proposition that "humiliation is punishment enough?" Did the guy who wrote the opinion fail Logic?Jerri Lynn Wardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72113937003767578172010-01-20T22:33:00.590-06:002010-01-20T22:33:00.590-06:00Wow. The poster who said it must be strange to be ...Wow. The poster who said it must be strange to be you hit the nail on the head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-63031514090661807112010-01-20T22:02:54.784-06:002010-01-20T22:02:54.784-06:00While he lays the blame at the feet of TDS, the fa...<i>While he lays the blame at the feet of TDS, the fact is that a guy wouldn't be dead right now if Keller had exercised her vast discretion to say, "Let them file. I would rather err on the side of allowing an argument to be heard."</i><br /><br />What planet are you from? Of course he would be dead right now. After 21 years he exhausted all his appeals. If he had been granted a stay, it would have been lifted after 8 months and he would have been exectued. <br /><br /><i>Interestingly, I worked on a death penalty appeal 10 years ago to which the State of Texas HAS YET TO FILE A RESPONSE. Ten years ago.</i><br /><br />What's the name of the case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25498768673203298812010-01-20T21:25:26.479-06:002010-01-20T21:25:26.479-06:00I actually am someone who makes findings of fact. ...I actually am someone who makes findings of fact. When I do so, I don't bury them in text that is following a red herring, like this judge did. It really doesn't matter what the TDS did or why the filing was going to be late...the only relevant question here is what did Keller do when asked a question about keeping the court open. My job also includes taking calls on the phones with questions - I often have to ask a lot of questions myself to find out what information the person really needs...Keller should have done that here. <br /><br />What I find most surprising is that there was mention of TDS not starting there appeal for two hours after the Supreme Court opinion but no mention of why the CCA or Governor did not immediately issue a stay of execution when the SC announcement came down. Even a casual observer with some semblance of intelligence should have expected the SC decision would impact executions in all states with the lethal injection combo that Kentucky had (which Texas was one). Certainly the presiding judge of the CCA knew that and should have anticipated that is what they were calling about. <br /><br />This is all just really sad. In reality, the defendant would have been executed by now. But, at the time of his execution, no one knew that. What if the SC had ruled differently? No one seems to consider that as one reason why the CCA or Governor Perry didn't do more to act unilaterally once the decision by the SC to take the case came down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-47170081280128800902010-01-20T20:41:03.352-06:002010-01-20T20:41:03.352-06:00Give the woman a break. She is a WOMAN, and we all...Give the woman a break. She is a WOMAN, and we all like to use women when the time is vavorable. Nothing wrong with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com