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Legal Lunacy

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Legal Lunacy These are a few of the legally insane remarks from a variety of Texas officials:

  • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Sharon Keller:

“We close at 5.”

While refusing a last-minute appeal by a condemned appellant.
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  • Officer Stephens, San Marcos Police Department:

“It’s a dog, it’s OK. You can get another one.”

Response to a distraught driver who was stopped for speeding while attempting to get his dog to a veterinary emergency center.

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  • Smith County Assistant District Attorney Jodi Brown:

“It was a king size.”

On Kenneth Paynes 16 year sentence for stealing a “snickers” candy bar in Smith county.

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Written by A Jeffersonian

August 19th, 2008 at 1:03 am

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