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Houston Judge Declares Texas Death Penalty Unconstitutional; State Plans to Appeal

By "Persian Cowboy"

Thanks to Judge Kevin Fine in Houston for ruling that the Texas death penalty is unconstitutional. In 2004, New York courts ruled that the New York death penalty law was unconstitutional and the New York legislature did not pass a new death penalty law, so in New York the death penalty was abolished by such a ruling. From the Houston Chronicle:A Houston judge this afternoon declared the death penalty unconstitutional in a pretrial hearing in response to a motion from defense lawyers.State District Judge Kevin Fine's ruling is unlikely to withstand appellate review.Fine granted a motion from defense attorney Bob Loper to declare Texas' death penalty unconstitutional. From the Houston Press:Fine was hearing motions Thursday from accused killer John Green's attorneys, and unpredictably granted a motion asking the court to declare the death penalty unconstitutional...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on March 04, 2010 (boomark / email).