Testing Texas
There have been a slew of recent articles and OpEds about the Supreme Courts reversal of Texas's death penalty case. It is clear that people in Texas believe that things have to change.
Read this article from The Galveston County Daily News.
Supreme Court shows flaws with death penalty
The U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent ruling overturning a death-penalty case in Texas shows two things.First, the Supreme Court has no confidence that the Texas judicial system can handle capital cases fairly.
Second, it has no confidence that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals can police these problems with fairness.
The court overturned the conviction of Thomas Miller-El. He was convicted of a horrific crime in Dallas County.
Miller-El’s guilt or innocence wasn’t the question before the high court. The question is whether Texas was able to give him a fair trial.
The court’s message: You can’t have justice if your system of putting people on trial permits racial discrimination.
Posted by beth at 11:53 AM
