Judge Blackett Slapped for Ignoring State Code -- Took 7+ Years to Rule On Death-Penalty Appeal

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A Shelby County Criminal Court judge was publicly reprimanded Friday for taking more than seven years to rule on an appeal in a death-penalty case.

The Tennessee Court of the Judiciary issued the reprimand against Judge Carolyn Wade Blackett, citing state laws that require the appeal - called a petition for postconviction relief - to be handled within one year of its filing and ruled on within 60 days after the petition has been heard.

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Judge Blackett Slapped for Ignoring State Code -- Took 7+ Years to Rule On Death-Penalty Appeal

The petition of Perry Cribbs was filed April 13, 1998, but Blackett did not enter her ruling for s...

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