Whitmire Bill Aims to Improve Prosecutor Accountability
Taking a lesson from the high-profile exoneration of Michael Morton, state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, filed a bill Tuesday that aims to ensure more accountability for prosecutors who are accused of withholding evidence that results in a wrongful conviction.
"It's an effort to have accountability and transparency and to make the system more fair," Whitmire said, adding that he believes the measure will pass.
Senate Bill 825 would extend the statute of limitations for offenses involving evidence suppression by district attorneys. Under current law, the four-year statute of limitations begins ticking on such offenses when they occur. Whitmire's ...
Comments (4)
Tommy Walker
I sincerely hope Senator Whitmire's bill becomes law.
Pickles Sorrell
John Whoremire, the walking billboard for term limits, talking about accountability? What a joke. How about senatorial accountability? Never has there been an more crude, rude, boorish, unqualified, contemptuous shell of a human being serve int he Texas Senate. John Whoremire is woefully past his expiration date!
Rockheaded Mama
I wish the Lege would apply those rules to Assistant Attorney Generals acting on the civil side as well.
Proud Texan
Hey Pickles, how about you save your venom for Senator Whitmire and focus on the issue of fixing the criminal justice system so people like Michael Morton aren't robbed of 25 years of his life.