USA - Texas. In the Hood's case (see Sept 3 and 4), the judge and prosecutor from the man's trial have been ordered to testify under oath about allegations that they were romantically involved during the case.

In the Hood's  case (see Sept 3 and 4), the judge and prosecutor from the man's trial have been ordered to testify under oath about allegations that they were romantically involved during the case. The state district court ruling 2 days before convicted killer Charles Dean Hood's scheduled execution stemmed from requests by his attorneys to investigate claims of an improper relationship between retired state District Judge Verla Sue Holland and former Collin County District Attorney Tom O'Connell. The deposition for O'Connell began in a jury room shortly after District Judge Greg Brewer's ruling Monday afternoon. Holland's deposition was scheduled for Tuesday morning. Hood's attorneys also were working to postpone his execution in order to have more time to pursue their claims of judicial bias. They filed a request for a stay of execution and also asked Gov. Rick Perry to grant a 30-day reprieve.