Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay can breathe a little easier today as his bogus conviction by a runaway Travis County District Attorney has been overturned by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. In documents released by the court, the court ruled the evidence in the case was "legally insufficient to sustain DeLay's convictions."
This comes as a blow to those who seek to use the criminal justice system for political gain. DeLay was convicted in 2010 after being indicted by political hack, Travis County DA Ronnie Earl. Earl gained political infamy by using the District Attorney's office in Austin to beat down Republican officials that Democrats could not defeat at the polls. His record of political attacks includes charges against former