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Feud escalates between Collin County District Attorney John Roach, state District Judge Suzanne Wooten


03:50 PM CDT on Tuesday, October 5, 2010


By ED HOUSEWRIGHT / The Dallas Morning News
ehousewright@dallasnews.com

The feud between Collin County District Attorney John Roach and state District Judge Suzanne Wooten continues to escalate.
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Roach said today that he no longer will submit cases to a grand jury once overseen by Wooten. And he said all the cases indicted by that grand jury will be resubmitted to a new grand jury.
The grand jury, which has been meeting since July, last month requested a special prosecutor to investigate "possible criminal wrongdoing" in Roach's office.
"I took these actions because I have profound reservations about the integrity of the entire process in impaneling Judge Wooten's grand jury and its subsequent actions, which also present serious ethical questions," Roach said in a news release.
Peter Schulte, Wooten's attorney, condemned Roach's actions. He said the judge recused herself from overseeing the grand jury months ago.
"He's trying to cast a shadow of doubt on the grand jury because he's scared," Schulte said of Roach. "It's looking into the activities of him and his office."
For more than a year, Roach said, the district attorney's office has investigated Wooten for alleged campaign law violations.
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Please read the comments on the DMN website. It is my prayer that the new DA, which is sure to be Greg Willis, will really be tough on crime. I have already sent him a courtesy e-mail and alerted him to things going on in our area that are very deserving of the attention of the District Attorney's Office.

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