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Galveston Hearing

By Steve Hall

Today's Galveston Daily News reports, "Judge rejects death penalty challenges."  It's by Chris Paschenko. A judge refused Thursday to declare the state?s death penalty unconstitutional, rejecting motions by the defense team of an accused child killer who faces a capital murder trial March 7.Travis James Mullis, 24, could face the death penalty if a jury convicts him of capital murder in the alleged Jan. 29, 2008, stomping death of his 3-month-old son, Alijah.Day 3 of pretrial motions concluded Thursday in Judge John Ellisor?s 122nd District Court in Galveston.Mullis? defense team of Robert K. Loper and Gerald Bourque filed 10 motions in March, claiming, among other things, the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure involving the death penalty was unconstitutional...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 21, 2011 (boomark / email).