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On the day after he was defeated in the election -- Devlin apparently allowed several kids charged with felonies to be released to wait for their next court date if they answered one simple question.

Or any judge. Halpert, a Democrat, said Devlin, a Republican, is known to be diligent and thorough -- usually running a tight docket. But in his detention hearings he usually asks diligent, thorough questions to defense attorneys before deciding to release any defendant.

Halpert said he heard the judge say the easier-than-normal releases today were "what the voters wanted. That's the belief. That's not in reality true. Jackson, 40; her husband, Dwayne Jackson; and her children, year-old Nathaniel, year-old Honesty, year-old Dwayne, 9-year-old Caleb, 7-year-old Trinity, and 6-year-old Jonah were killed Saturday.

Authorities say Nathaniel was Conley's son from his relationship with Valerie Jackson, while the Jacksons were the parents of the other five children. Conley, 48, gave jailhouse interviews to several Houston television stations , saying he loved his son, Nathaniel, "to death" but that he and the other children weren't being raised properly and acted unkindly toward others. I'm not even saying I killed them.

God says in the Bible do not disrespect your mother and father or your days will be short, but I'm not saying that's what happened. In its lawsuit, CPS noted Conley's history of domestic violence against Valerie Jackson and stated that the "mother's lack of control and parenting skills places the children in immediate danger.

CPS said the children told authorities they were often left alone. On at least two occasions, thenyear-old Caleb left the home and wandered around the family's neighborhood unsupervised. Court records show that about five months before CPS took custody of the children, Conley was arrested for threatening Jackson with a knife.

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