Posted on
May 28, 2009 in
From the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association:
The Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association, Texas Criminal Defense
Lawyers Association, and Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyers
Association announce that they are beginning an immediate investigation into
whether members of the Harris County District Attorneys Office committed
constitutional violations of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, committed the
crime of official oppression, violated the special ethical duties
applicable to prosecutors, and-or violated the mandatory ethical
obligations applicable to all lawyers in making public comments during the
course of a pending capital murder trial that appear to be calculated to
influence the ongoing proceedings in material and detrimental ways that are
unrelated to the issues at the trial, appear to be defamatory with respect
to trial counsel, and serve no legitimate or valid purpose, but
rather only increase the likelihood that the accused is denied a
fair trial. The remarks and their timing were inappropriate,
improper, and subject to the sternest possible condemnation.
Here’s what the Harris County District Attorney’s Office did wrong this time.