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Dallas criminal courts judge rules death penalty unconstitutional
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| Contributor | TX DEM |
| Last Edited | TX DEM Dec 25, 2011 12:03am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Dec 25, 2011 12:00am |
| Description | A state district judge in Dallas County has ruled that a Texas death penalty statute is unconstitutional because it allows prosecutors to arbitrarily seek capital punishment.
Prosecutors are appealing Judge Teresa Hawthorne’s decision and have filed a motion to recuse her from Roderick Harris’ capital murder case.
Hawthorne acknowledged when making her ruling last week that the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and other courts have “consistently rejected” the reasons that she found the statute unconstitutional, according to a transcript of the hearing. But she said changes in the law can still be made. |
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