Clarence Bradford, the Democratic candidate for District Attorney who has seemingly been in a witness protection program since announcing his candidacy, has been sighted!
Chronicle diarist Lisa Falkenberg actually secured a quote from him on the topic of a public defender’s office:
“It promotes fairness and justice, period,” said former Houston Police Chief C.O. Bradford, Democrat for district attorney.
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Bradford, who will face Lykos or Siegler in the general election for DA, said Harris County needs a system similar to other large jurisdictions, where the judge “is not involved in the type of defense the defendant gets.”
“There has been a tendency to accept the principle of locking everybody up and throwing away the key is the answer,” Bradford said. “That has failed.”
What a great opportunity for the Chronicle to ask Clarence Bradford about his role in mismanaging HPD’s crime lab! Too bad it was a missed opportunity. But perhaps there will be another Clarence Bradford sighting before the general election, and the intrepid local media will get around to asking him more questions.
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