Gotta love that Perry. Maybe he should run for president.
Posted on 03/13/2010 5:50:18 AM PST by wolfcreek
The Texas Supreme Court threw out a $15.8 million verdict Friday, ruling unanimously that lawyers improperly introduced evidence that a gravel truck driver involved in a 2002 accident that killed four members of a Wise County family was an illegal immigrant.
By repeatedly mentioning the truck driver's immigration status, lawyers for the Hughes family clearly sought to inflame jurors' passions against the driver and his employer, TXI Transportation Co., the court ruled.
"Such appeals to racial and ethnic prejudices, whether 'explicit and brazen' or 'veiled and subtle,' cannot be tolerated because they undermine the very basis of our judicial process," the 8-0 opinion written by Justice David Medina said.
(Excerpt) Read more at statesman.com ...
They undoubtedly knew he didn't have the proper training and certificates/licenses and that he was illegal.
Shouldn’t the owners of this company be in prison?
And the judges in this case are about as well-trained as the driver. And deserve to be shipped back to Mexico with him.
>> Such appeals to racial and ethnic prejudices
Oh, bull.
It’s an appeal against the immigrant’s (and their employers’) CRIMINALITY.
Another case where the truth is apparently forbidden by our court system. “Law is an ass” bump.
Well, I guess we now know who butters the bread of the Texas Supreme Court.
Legal or illegal, hispanic or otherwise... how does either of these factors alter the fact/reality that the driver killed a family of four?
“Damn the facts”, eh...............sad.
That’s a load of crock... a lawyer’s stock and trade is to bias the jury in any number of ways, particularly defense attorneys. If a defense att is working with a minority, you can damn well believe that minority status will be used to bias a jury. In fact, that is what has happened here, illegal minority status was used as the basis to throw out the case, WHY is the issue. And the reason “why” points to BLEEDING HEART LIBERAL and possibly our trade agreement with Mexico.
Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina indicted in connection with fire
09:20 PM CST on Thursday, January 17, 2008
By EMILY RAMSHAW / The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – A Harris County grand jury indicted Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina and his wife Thursday in connection with a June fire at their home in Spring, north of Houston.
And another thing, where the hell do you think vigilantism comes from?
They are elected by the citizens and hold 6 year terms. Governor can appoint someone to serve in a vacancy for the unexpired term, just till the next election. Right now all 9 justices (Chief and 8 Associates) are Republican.
They are elected. I've met a couple of them who are very strong conservatives and very strict constitutionalists. I don't know who all is on the court.
Gotta love that Perry. Maybe he should run for president.
Are Supreme Court judges elected in Texas or are they appointed for life (as they are in the People’s Republic I live in)?
Elected unless a vacancy occurs which can be filled by a governors appointment. Of the current 9 members 5 have been appointed by Gov. Perry. The fact that this was reversed won’t change the ultimate outcome I don’t believe. The family had won a larger award but it had been reduced by an appeals court.
Maybe the arson-as-a-hobby judge is racist.
If the guy was where he should be, he wouldn't have been around to kill someone in a country in which he had no legal standing to be in.
I'm sure all people with family members murdered by illegals must be feeling warm fuzzies about now.
Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina indicted in connection with fire
09:20 PM CST on Thursday, January 17, 2008
By EMILY RAMSHAW / The Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – A Harris County grand jury indicted Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina and his wife Thursday in connection with a June fire at their home in Spring, north of Houston.
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