http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/091608dnmetlindsey.173e456.html
According to http://www.theagitator.com/2008/09/18/another-exoneration-in-dallas-2/
Dallas-area journalist Trey Garrison notes that Watkins’ announcement triggered this curious reaction from a former prosecutor:
Toby Shook, who sent several people to death row while
he was a Dallas County prosecutor, said Mr. Watkins was imposing an
unnecessary new level of review and a hardship on victims’ families.“Perhaps he hasn’t thought this through, but essentially what he’s
saying is, ‘There is one more court of appeal and that’s me,’ ” said
Mr. Shook, who was defeated by Mr. Watkins two years ago. “That’s going
to be devastating to a [victim's] family.”
Perhaps. But I would hope the families of murder victims would prefer that the correct person be executed for the crime, not just any person.
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