Tag: texas supreme court

Comes this little gem: In a case some say reveals political backscratching at the courthouse, a Texas Supreme Court justice saw his arson-related indictment thrown out Friday at the request of a scandal-plagued, but fellow Republican, prosecutor. The move outraged the grand jury foreman, who threatened to reconvene the panel and issue the charges again. […]

Tom Delay vowed his innocence and his desire to a speedy trial to clear his “good” name after his indictment. Well the first delay was caused by him when his attorney complained that the judge assigned to the case was partisan. Judge Perkins had given to the Kerry campaign last year and also donated money […]