Texas A.G. Paxton Notifies Texas Supreme Court of Unethical Attempt By State Representative Jeff Leach to Improperly Influence a Judge in Roberson Capital Punishment Proceedings
October 29, 2024
October 29, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024:
The Office of the Attorney General notified the Texas Supreme Court of unethical "ex parte" communications sent by Representative Jeff Leach to a sitting Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals. In those text messages, Leach sought to exert improper influence on the Robert Roberson capital punishment proceedings by explicitly imploring that Judge to change his or . . .
The Office of the Attorney General notified the Texas Supreme Court of unethical "ex parte" communications sent by Representative Jeff Leach to a sitting Judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals. In those text messages, Leach sought to exert improper influence on the Robert Roberson capital punishment proceedings by explicitly imploring that Judge to change his or . . .