[WCADP-list] FW: NCADP March Execution Alert

Wed Mar 1 11:34:22 PST 2006

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March 2006

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Lethal Injection Challenges Dominate in March

The constitutionality of lethal injection protocols has come under challenge
in more than a dozen states--California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. As a result, the nationwide pace of
executions has slowed, at least for now. 

Besides Texas, there appears to be no rush to execute inmates with the legal
landscape so unsettled. Only one other state, North Carolina, has an
execution scheduled next month. 

In the North Carolina execution, lines would be inserted in each of Patrick
Moody's arms by technicians and the drugs administered by people hidden by
curtains. North Carolina has already changed drug dosages in response to a
lawsuit that Moody may join.

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Do Not Execute Patrick Moody!

Patrick Moody, a 39-year-old white man, faces execution on March 17, 2006 in
North Carolina. There are several reasons why he ought not to be executed.  

First and foremost is one of the aggravating circumstances that made Moody
eligible for the death penalty under North Carolina law, specifically, that
he had committed the murder for "pecuniary gain." Moody contends that he was
not concerned with the money. 

Ironically, even though Moody likely was acting under the domination of
Wanda Robbins, and even though Wanda Robbins was at least as financially
invested in Donnie's death as Moody, and even though Wanda had attempted to
poison Donnie in the past, Wanda only received life imprisonment for her
role in Donnie's murder.  This inconsistency in sentencing when a lives are
at stake is troubling.

ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Easley requesting that he stop the execution of
Patrick Moody! 

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Do Not Execute Robert Salazar Jr.! 

Robert Salazar Jr., a Hispanic man, is schedule to be executed in Texas on
March 22, 2006. Salazar's execution is one of four scheduled by the State of
Texas for the month of March.   

Salazar was sentenced to death despite evidence that he had been abused and
neglected as a child.  Moreover, it is alleged by Salazar that the jury who
sentenced Salazar to death did so under the assumption that if sentenced to
life in prison he would be eligible for parole in twenty years, when in
reality, as provided by Texas state law, someone who is sentenced to life in
prison is not eligible for parole. Several jurors who were purportedly
leaning towards sentencing Salazar to life in prison decided to sentence
Salazar to death instead.

The jury that sentenced Salazar to death did so believing that if they
didn't Salazar would not serve the time they felt he deserved.  Furthermore,
if the jury had been informed by the court how long it would be before
Salazar was eligible for parole ahead of time it is likely that Salazar
would not have received the same sentence.

ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Perry and asking that Salazar's execution be
halted!  

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