Charles Dean Hood
Charles Dean Hood is a Texas death row inmate scheduled for execution on September 10, 2008. He was convicted of killing Tracie Wallace and Ronald Williamson in 1989.
On September 9, 2008, Hood was granted a stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals based on "developments in the law regarding (jury) nullification instructions."1
Fast Facts
- Was 20 years old at the time of the crime2
- Ronald Williamson and Tracie Lynn Wallace were killed Williamson's home in Plano, Texas, a Dallas suburb2
- Williamson and Wallace were both shot in the head2
- 1989: Hood was arrested in Indiana while driving Williamson's $70,000 Cadillac2
- June 17, 2008: Scheduled for execution but received a postponement
- September 9, 2008: Received another stay of execution
- September 10, 2008: Was scheduled for execution
Rumors of Illicit Romance
- Greg Wiercioch, Hood's attorney, has argued that a secret romance between the judge and the prosecutor tainted the original proceedings, resulting in an unfair trial. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the claim that Hood was denied a fair trial because of a legally unethical relationship Judge Verla Sue Holland and former Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell.1
Breaking News
Related Pages on Mahalo
Dallas | Texas | Indiana | Cadillac | Capital Punishment | Lethal Injection | Texas Executes 400th Inmate |
Categories
