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September 17, 2009

Death Row Prisoner Denied New Trial Despite Affair Between Judge, Prosecutor
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In Texas, a death row prisoner has been denied a new trial despite the
admission his trial judge and prosecutor were romantically involved. On
Wednesday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed Charles Dean
Hood’s request on the grounds his attorneys didn’t cite the
judge-prosecutor affair in their initial appeal. Hood was granted a
last-minute reprieve last year when another prosecutor came forward to
confirm the affair. Hood’s defense team calls the latest ruling an
“outrage” and says it plans to appeal.



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