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7 Apr 2009, 12:34 am
Presiding Judge Sharon Keller of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals won't have her removal hearing until August 17, it was announced yesterday, which means the circus won't be in town until after the Legislature has packed up and gone, barring unthinkable (and yet widely contemplated) special sessions over the summer.Her high-dollar lawyer says she'll fight it out to the end, though, against the complaint first brought by Keller's court… [read post]
9 Mar 2009, 7:56 am
Amid the nationwide controversy that erupted over Richard's execution, the state's highest criminal appeals court formalized its rules of procedure for executions. [read post]
7 Mar 2009, 12:52 am
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals sent one of its senior members around the state this week for an unusual PR blitz, according to the Dallas News editorial board:The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals wants to get a message out. [read post]
24 Feb 2009, 1:30 pm
" It's by Vince Leibowitz.A source closely connected with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals told Capitol Annex that several of the justices on the state's highest criminal court want Presiding Justice Sharon Keller to resign in order to halt proceedings brought by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct. [read post]
23 Feb 2009, 10:37 am
It's not surprising that the blawgosphere is buzzing over the ethics complaint filed against Sharon Keller of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 11:27 pm
  The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the final word in criminal cases in Texas, and to have a judge sitting on that court subject to inquiry at all is quite an astounding feat. [read post]
18 Feb 2009, 11:30 pm
By rule, the court had appointed a duty judge, Cheryl Johnson, to make all decisions about the case in its final hours. [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 8:48 pm
  It strikes me that the news comes in the case of Noah Espada.Judge Paul Womack, joined by Judge Cheryl Johnson, dissented from the majority on Espada's claim regarding a psychiatrist predicting future danger, one of the questions jurors must answer in deciding on a death penalty. [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 3:32 pm by Brian Evans
  In a dissent Wednesday in the case of Noah Espada, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Paul Womack, joined by Judge Cheryl Johnson, states bluntly that there is “no evidence at all, anywhere, of the reliability of these predictions of future dangerousness. [read post]
19 Jun 2008, 2:52 pm
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals had ruled the claim should have been raised in a 1997 appeal. [read post]
9 Jun 2008, 11:59 am
The Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled (see their proposal here) that this protection will be deleted on September 1st, 2008. [read post]
7 Jun 2008, 2:04 am
The Court of Criminal Appeals is moving to abolish the special rule of criminal attorney-client privilege. [read post]
19 May 2008, 12:13 am
It's encouraging that other leaders are working to fix flaws in the Texas system, including Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt, Travis County District Attorney-elect Rosemary Lehmberg and Court of Criminal Appeals Judges Barbara Hervey - who worked as an assistant district attorney in Bexar County - and Cheryl Johnson, who say crime labs need greater oversight or independence from police to avoid conflicts of interest.Anyone interested in justice -… [read post]
8 May 2008, 7:09 pm
That idea was also favored by state Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Cheryl Johnson, who acknowledged that crime labs run by police departments can present conflicts.Reforms in Dallas County also drew praise. [read post]
8 May 2008, 11:18 am
CCA Judge Cheryl Johnson is also here. [read post]
18 Dec 2007, 2:28 am
Judge Cheryl Johnson was assigned tobe the judge in charge, and made herself available to be contacted.The policy also required that "all communications regarding the scheduledexecution shall first be referred to the assigned judge. [read post]
13 Dec 2007, 7:53 am
Judge Cheryl Johnson was in charge of Richard's case on the day of his execution, but did not learn of his lawyers' attempts to file for a stay of execution until the day after his death. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 11:55 am
The judge assigned to the case, Cheryl Johnson, and two other judges had stayed late, anticipating that an appeal might be forthcoming before the execution scheduled later that evening. [read post]