10-9-2009 Texas:
Attorneys Bill Habern and Richard Gladden won a major victory this week in their battle with the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole for due process for sex offenders. A federal court in Austin ruled that parole officials violated the constitutional rights of Curtis Ray Graham, an ex-convict who was denied a required hearing for 576 days.
Graham sued the parole board for classifying him as a sex offender, even though he was never convicted of a sex offense. He had been arrested on aggravated rape charges in the 1980s but pleaded to a lesser charge,and has been in and out of prison since then on charges ranging from robbery to attempted murder. After the parole board imposed sex offender restrictions on him, Graham alleged he wasn't allowed to review the evidence before the parole board made its decision, despite several federal court orders requiring such hearings.
The decision was most remarkable for the fact that juror held Board of Pardon and Paroles Chairman Rissie Owens liable for $21,250 ..Source.. by Diane Jennings/Reporter
October 9, 2009
TX- Jurors hold parole board chairman personally liable in due process case
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Great! This is not the first time. It is just the 1st time she has been held personally accountable. If this continues she will soon be one the hook for more than she earns.
TX Gov Rick Perry recently appointed her for another 5 years and I have doubts as to whether she will pay a dime of this.
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