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Press Release: Lawmaker Seeks Impeachment of State Judge

By "Persian Cowboy"

For Immediate Release Lawmaker Seeks Impeachment of State Judge (Austin, TX) ? A Fort Worth area Rep. Lon Burnam filed a resolution to begin the impeachment process against Judge Sharron Keller, the Presiding Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The resolution accuses Judge Keller of "neglect of duty" for declining to keep her office open past 5 pm to receive the final pleadings of condemned inmate, Michael Richard, on September 25, 2007. Mr. Richards was executed that night by lethal injection. His lawyers claim that because of his low mental acuity, his execution was "cruel and unusual" based on standards set by the United States Supreme Court. Today's filing is the latest in a series of attempts to remove Judge Keller from the bench, including letters to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct from lawmakers, attorneys and community activist calling for her removal...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on February 17, 2009 (boomark / email).