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Texas Appeals Court Vacates Death Sentence: But What About the Affair?

By Jeralyn, Section Death Penalty
Posted on Wed Feb 24, 2010 at 10:46:53 PM EST
Tags: Charles Hood, Texas (all tags)
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In 2008, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the execution of Charles Hood. Curiously, they didn't do so because it came to light that the prosecutor and judge were having an affair. It was because of a jury instruction.

In September, the Texas Court of Appeals ruled Hood had waited to long to raise the issue of the affair. The Texecution again loomed.

Today, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals threw out the death sentence, ordering a new sentencing hearing (but not a new trial.) Once again, no mention of the affair.

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