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11 Oct 2007, 11:57 am
When Sharon Keller barred the courthouse doors to lawyers for Michael Richard, she killed Mr. [read post]
12 Oct 2007, 4:53 am
As I said yesterday, the Harris County Criminal Lawyers' Association will be filing a complaint against Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Sharon Keller for barring the courthouse doors to Michael Richard's lawyers, preventing them from getting a stay of execution from the U.S. [read post]
19 Aug 2009, 4:14 am
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller was forcefully questioned yesterday about the details of her decision not to accept Michael Richard's last minute appeal on the night of his execution. [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 7:48 am
Keller's supporters may ask what fairness Richard showed to 53-year-old Houston-area nurse Marguerite Lucille Dixon when he entered her home, raped her and shot her in the head. [read post]
25 Aug 2009, 1:41 am
That was the essence of Keller's answer at her misconduct trial. [read post]
8 Nov 2007, 12:44 am
"Yesterday, Richard's widow sued Judge Keller over the decision, saying it "exceeded her authority. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 7:46 am by Steve Hall
" But those safeguards didn't operate for Richard; Keller didn't let them. [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 8:08 am
• Keller's conduct did not accord Richard access to open courts or the right to be heard according to law. [read post]
25 Feb 2009, 8:04 am
So shortly before 5, when Richard's attorneys asked for an extra few minutes to file an appeal, Keller defied execution day procedure and refused. [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 8:45 am by Steve Hall
She argues the allegations are "based on a fiction" that she alleges David Dow, litigation director for the Texas Defender Service, which represented Richard, created to blame Keller for TDS' failure to file documents to stop Richard's execution. [read post]
19 Aug 2010, 7:32 am by Steve Hall
Earlier coverage begins with this post.The Commission's Findings, Conclusions and Order of Public Warning is here.Other key documents in the case include: Examiner's Objections and Responses filed by attorney John McKetta Objections filed by attorney Chip Babcock Findings.by Special Master David Berchelmann Charges brought by the Commission on Judicial Conduct Some of the critical early reporting is noted in these posts: More on the CCA's Refusal… [read post]
1 May 2009, 10:38 am
After all, Johnson was the duty judge assigned to handle Richard's case. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 7:41 am by Steve Hall
Other key documents in the case include: Examiner's Objections and Responses filed by attorney John McKetta Objections filed by attorney Chip Babcock Findings.by Special Master David Berchelmann Charges brought by the Commission on Judicial Conduct Some of the critical early reporting is noted in these posts: More on the CCA's Refusal to Consider Richard Stay Request Editorial Outrage at CCA Closed Door More on the CCA Closed Door Ethics … [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 9:59 am
Although Richard was executed that night, the Court of Criminal Appeals (over which Judge Keller presides) later granted two stays of execution based on the same arguments Richard's lawyers attempted to present. [read post]
14 Sep 2010, 9:03 am by Steve Hall
The commission, which investigates allegations of judicial misconduct, ruled in July that Keller violated Court of Criminal Appeals procedures when she closed the court clerk’s office at 5 p.m., allowing rapist-murderer Michael Richard to be executed later that night without his final appeal being heard in court. [read post]
21 Jan 2010, 12:40 pm by Steve Hall
The death row inmate, Michael Richard, was subsequently executed.Keller was so cavalier in handling the Richard matter--her conduct was so below that which even Texas expects from its appellate judges--that she was brought up on ethics charges before the State Commission on Judicial Ethics, which conducted a significant hearing last year. [read post]
14 Dec 2007, 9:37 am
Marsha Richard, widow of the executed inmate, filed a suit against Keller on Nov. 11 in the U.S. [read post]
7 Aug 2009, 1:22 pm
"She Said, He Said: Depositions Reveal Disputed Points in Judge Sharon Keller Controversy," by Mary Alice Robbins appears in the August 10 edition of Texas Lawyer.A she said-he said dispute over who said what in a series of telephone calls preceding the state's execution of Michael Richard in 2007 could become a key issue in Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller's upcoming hearing on misconduct charges.In a hearing… [read post]