Judge Dismisses Request to Remove DA Office in Smothers Case

The Advocate reports that 19th JDC Judge Mike Erwin dismissed a request by lawyers for Henri Broadway, who was convicted of killing police Officer Betty Smothers, to remove the District Attorney's Office from his appeal. The defendant alleged that Prosecutor Prem Burns withheld information during trial and that she is personally involved with the victim's family. "Burns said that she resents that "anti-death penalty zealots" are trying to dirty her reputation."

Posted by AJR at April 23, 2003 07:22 AM