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Let the Chips Fall

Where They May.The Dallas News presents speculation pro and con on the $64 Question that arises now that former Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Verla Sue Holland and former Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell admitted engaging in a long-term romantic affair while she was a district judge, during which time the DA's office prosecuted hundreds of defendants before her court: What will happen to all the other cases besides Hood's which may also be ethically compromised?Reports Diane Jennings ("Former prosecutor, judge intimacy may affect more than a single death row case," Sept. 27):Some legal ethicists say prosecutors have a responsibility to identify cases from the years the two held office and ensure that the convicted have their day in court...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 28, 2008 (boomark / email).