State Rep looking to impeach judge Sharon Keller

sharonkiller.com State Rep. looking to impeach judge Lawmakers debate Judge Sharon Keller's fate Monday, 27 Apr 2009 * Jenny Hoff AUSTIN (KXAN) - Rep. Lon Burnam , D-Fort Worth, laid out his resolution to impeach Judge Sharon Keller to a House committee on Monday. He is asking House members to pass a resolution to impeach Judge Sharon Keller for "gross neglect of duty and willful disregard for human life." "We cannot allow a judge with a self-declared bias against capital defendents to continue deciding execution appeals," said Burnam. Keller is the presiding judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and in 2007, she made a decision that sparked controversy and outrage, including a Web site titled " Sharonkiller ." After the US Supreme Court made an announcement questioning the use of lethal injection, Texas inmate Michael Richard's lawyer tried to file an appeal before Richard's scheduled execution. The lawyer asked the court clerk to keep the office open for a few minutes past closing time, in order to file the appeal. Judge Keller rejected that request and hours after her decision, Richard was executed. According to Burnam, the Keller's Court of Criminal Appeals later granted two stays of execution based on the same arguments Richard's lawyers attempted to present. "The allegation of concern that is raised is that the top ranking judge, the head of this court, is guilty of judicial homicide," said Burnam. The Fort Worth lawmaker contends that Keller violated ...



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