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Blogger wants Collin County to follow Dallas in reviewing capital cases

Upon observing that Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins this week told the press he wanted to re-examine about 40 death penalty cases from Dallas County, Bill Baumbach at the Collin County Observer said the Charles Hood and Michael Blair cases show a similar review is needed in his county, offering this blog-cry in the wilderness about the damage recent incidents have caused to pubic confidence in the courts:Collin County is well known for its no-nonsense harsh sentences and vigorous prosecution of evil doers. Unfortunately, it appears that, at least some of the time, our zeal to convict has overrun our sense of justice. Our notion that all defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a fair trial is one of the glues that holds our society together...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 18, 2008 (boomark / email).