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Sharon Keller on the dock

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller was forcefully questioned yesterday about the details of her decision not to accept Michael Richard's last minute appeal on the night of his execution. This exchange from the Austin Statesman gets down to the crux of the issue:Keller testified that she did not believe the request fell under the court's rules because it was an administrative matter ? a question about whether the clerk's office should stay open late ? and not a substantive question relating to the merits of Richard's case. "I think it's a close call, but I think that's right," Keller said. McKetta then launched into a detailed analysis of the court's execution-day procedures. "You knew that this (call from Marty) was about tonight's execution?" he asked...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 19, 2009 (boomark / email).