What was the prosecutorial misconduct?
Paul Nugent has been Kerry Max Cook’s attorney since 1991. Here, he details the case’s history, the prosecutorial misconduct he discovered after getting involved, and the stunning turn the case took when the state of Texas offered Cook a plea bargain just a few months before his fourth capital murder trial was set to start. But Cook refused to take a guilty plea and admit to a crime which he insisted he didn’t do. He then was offered a “no contest” plea, which means he can maintain his innocence while knowing that the court has convicted him — a very unusual concession in a capital murder trial. This interview was conducted on Dec. 15, 2003.
