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."NY Times: Texas Appeals Court Halts Execution (September 9, 2008)
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.NY Times: Texas Appeals Court Halts Execution (September 9, 2008)
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Ronald Williamson and Tracie Lynn Wallace were killed Williamson's home in Plano, Texas, a Dallas suburbDallas News: Texas Death Row Inmate (June 17, 2008)
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Williamson and Wallace were both shot in the headDallas News: Texas Death Row Inmate (June 17, 2008)
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1989
Hood was arrested in Indiana while driving Williamson's $70,000 CadillacDallas News: Texas Death Row Inmate (June 17, 2008)
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June 17, 2008
Scheduled for execution but received a postponement
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September 9, 2008
Received another stay of execution
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September 10, 2008
Was scheduled for execution
