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A rare beast and a self serving excuse

There's been a remarkable sighting: That rarest of beasts, a Texas prosecutor convicted on misconduct charges! A divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a conviction for improper influence by a prosecutor after the Kleberg County Attorney attempted to intervene to avoid charges against his aunt, reports Liberty and Justice for Y'all.LJ4Y quotes Judge Keller's dissent, which sounds particularly adamant, as though she's feeling her oats after appellate judges overturned misconduct findings against her by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct: "If a defendant tries to get his aunt?s case dismissed because he wants to help his aunt, has he committed a crime?," she asked. "The Court says yes. I disagree. I think it is what the defendant says, not what he thinks, that makes an attempt to influence a public servant improper...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 19, 2010 (boomark / email).