[WCADP-list] February Executions

Wed Feb 1 11:08:40 PST 2006

Hello All,

We are pleased to announce that the National Coalition to Abolish the Death
Penalty has begun posting upcoming executions online.  Moreover, they make
it possible to send an email to all concerned persons directly from the
NCADP website.

We will continue to forward this information to the membership in lieu of
compiling all the information here.  (Why reinvent the wheel?)

If you are interested in signing up with the NCADP to receive their notices
directly, please go to www.ncadp.org.

Best regards,

Jeff Wilson
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February 2006

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Six Upcoming Executions in February

By agreeing last week to hear the case of a Florida man condemned to die,
the U.S. Supreme Court will decide an issue that could slow down executions
nationwide. The court agreed to review whether death row inmate Clarence
Hill can challenge lethal injection through a civil rights claim. While that
is a technical and procedural issue, a victory by Hill could give death row
inmates everywhere an avenue to challenge lethal injections as
unconstitutionally painful and cruel. This may affect the outcomes of two
executions in February, that of Vernon Evans Jr. -- scheduled to be executed
the week of Feb. 6th -- and Michael Morales -- schedule to be executed Feb.
21st. 

On another note, both the Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post carried
stories about Vernon Evans' blog. Vernon is on Maryland's death row and is
scheduled to be executed the week of Feb. 6th.

You can read the stories here: 

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Evans' blog gives a glimpse of his life.
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Do Not Execute Vernon Evans Jr.!

The State of Maryland is scheduled to execute Vernon Lee Evans Jr., a black
man, the week of February 5th for the 1983 shooting deaths of Scott
Piechowicz and his sister-in-law, Susan Kennedy.  

Evans' case involves many troubling issues that are common to capital
punishment.  Like most of the men and women on death row, Evans lacked the
resources to hire an attorney and was appointed one by the Court instead.
It often is said that those who are executed in the U.S. are the ones with
the fewest resources, not necessarily the ones who commit the worst crimes.
This reality is highlighted by several mistakes that Evans' lawyer made,
albeit unwittingly, throughout his trial. 

There are other unsettling aspects to Evans' case.  Several of the witnesses
at Evans' trial had committed perjury in previous testimonies before a grand
jury and similar proceedings.  Evans' case also epitomizes everything that
is wrong with the death penalty in that he is a black man being executed for
the murder of two white people in a state that is notorious for its death
penalty's racial disparities. 

ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Robert Ehrlich requesting that he stop the
execution of Vernon Evans Jr.!

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Do Not Execute Michael Morales! 

 Michael Morales, a 46-year-old Latino man, is scheduled to be executed on
Feb. 21 for the 1981 murder of Terri Winchell.  There are a number of issues
surrounding Morales's trial that raise serious questions about his guilt and
whether or not the death penalty is appropriate for him.  

One piece of evidence that seems especially troubling is the confession that
Morales is alleged to have made to prison informant Bruce Samuelson.
Morales argues that he never made such a confession, going on to claim that
Samuelson was strategically placed in order to secure evidence against
Morales, and that this all was concealed at trial.  What's more, nobody
heard Morales make this alleged confession: neither other prisoners, nor
guards who routinely listen in via intercom.  

Michael Morales was convicted with the help of two lying witnesses.  He was
sentenced to death according to a sentencing scheme that even confuses
judges.  Certainly the doubt cast on Morales's death sentence by these two
facts makes execution of Morales unacceptable.

ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and asking that Morales'
execution be halted!  

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February 6-10: Vernon Evans Jr., MD
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February 7: Glenn Benner, OH
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February 8: Robert Neville Jr., TX
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