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After Dallas DA’s death, 19 convictions undone

Submitted by Sanura on Wed, 2008-07-30 10:55.

DALLAS - As district attorney of Dallas for an unprecedented 36 years, Henry Wade was the embodiment of Texas justice.

A strapping 6-footer with a square jaw and a half-chewed cigar clamped between his teeth, The Chief, as he was known, prosecuted Jack Ruby. He was the Wade in Roe v. Wade. And he compiled a conviction rate so impressive that defense attorneys ruefully called themselves the 7 Percent Club.

But now, seven years after Wade's death, The Chief's legacy is taking a beating.

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Thanks Sanura

Submitted by cLovis on Mon, 2008-08-04 23:33.

good post, relevant something we deal with in Texas . Craig Watkins is doing a good job of moving then into the 20th century ,much less the 21st from all reports . note the former prosecutor was a democrat , its got way less to do with party affiliation , than whether its a good ol boy network .If you have the highest execution rate in the US you ought to look at it ..

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Uhhhh

Submitted by Sanura on Wed, 2008-08-06 15:41.

♥Yesterday is but a dream.. Tomorrow is a only a vision . But... today was a real bitch♥

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