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NBC's Pete Williams was the only network newscast reporter to cover the Supreme Court's decision last month to hear a challenge to death penalty injections. That decision put all such executions on hold pending a decision--all such executions except for that of Michael Richard in Texas. ABC's Jim Avila told us that Richard's defense lawyers started work on an appeal for a stay as soon as the Supreme Court took the case--but their computer broke down. They called the courthouse to ask for 20 minutes leeway to complete the paperwork but Judge Sharon Keller responded with "four words: 'We close at five.'" A trio of Keller's colleagues on the Court of Appeals stayed after work waiting for the defense motion--but Keller had closed the courthouse doors and Michael Richard was killed that night.
Members of the public who wish to join in a complaint against Judge Sharon Keller can sign on to a judicial complaint against Keller here. More than 400 people have already signed on.
Sign on at www.sharonkiller.com
Last week, a group of 20 prominent lawyers from across Texas filed the first complaint against Keller. Then, the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association voted to file a second complaint against Keller.
Now, we are asking members of the general public to sign on to this complaint against Keller. It is time for us all to take action to bring back integrity to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Keller can help the process of bringing back integrity by resigning from the Court.
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