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Governor Asked To Halt Convicted Killer’s Execution
More than 20 former judges and prosecutors Wednesday asked Gov. Rick Perry to stop the execution of a death row inmate convicted of killing two people in 1989.
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(September 3, 2008)--More than 20 former judges and prosecutors asked Gov. Rick Perry Wednesday to stop the scheduled execution of Charles Dean Hood.
Hood is scheduled to die next Wednesday, two days before a hearing is scheduled on whether a now-former judge and prosecutor had an unethical romance during his trial.
The former judges and prosecutors want Perry to delay the execution until the hearing can be held.
Perry's office had no immediate response.
He has the authority to block executions with a one-time 30-day reprieve.
Hood was sentenced to die for the 1989 shooting deaths of Tracie Lynn Wallace and her boyfriend, Ronald Williamson, in Plano.
Hood's lawyers contend the alleged secret relationship between now retired Judge Verla Sue Holland and former Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell tainted the trial.
Holland and O'Connell, who's now in private practice, have declined to address the allegations.
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this story sounds familiar like the guy that murdered another guy outside of marlin and you never heard anything about it is because he was a office clerk in Ms. Gilliam's office, wonder why the media hasn't been on this one? and it was all over the county that she had an affair with this same dude hmmm
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I believe this man is guilty and was proven so with a preponderance of evidence. So all you saying or thinking that he didnt get a fair trial because the Judge and DA were bumping uglys, are you saying if it was you in this situation YOU couldnt be fair? The judges job is to make sure that the trial is run fair, it is NOT to make sure the DA has a good conviction record. Were they in the wrong for what they did? Absolutely! Did it effect the outcome of this trial? I dont think so Tim!
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Rick Perry has become a liberal dumocrate! Hopefully, he will be kicked out of office next election. Sorry, I ever supported him! Seems the longer Perry is in office, the more of a bleeding heart liberal ideology takes him over!
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