Former Attorney in ODonnell Case Speaks Out "ODonnell Should Never Have Been In Federal Court"


Former attorney John O'Neill speaks out on the Fifth Circuit's  decision in the Daves' case which concludes that ODonnell should never have been file in federal court.  The ODonnell case was the last case Mr. O'Neill tried in his career.  He speaks about how the case came about and how he believes Judge Rosenthal lost her way on the case.  O'Neill also highlights how Harris County was one of the safest of the large counties in the country at the time and is now one of the large counties with the most crime.

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