[WCADP-list] National Execution Alert for July

Wed Jul 5 10:34:25 PDT 2006

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July 2006

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As Many As Ten Executions Scheduled in July

The month of July yields 10 executions. There will be at least one execution
per week, and as many as four during the week of July 10th. Quite
disturbingly, several of those scheduled to be put to death suffer from
mental illness and are volunteers.

One example is Rocky Barton, scheduled to be executed by the state of Ohio
on July 12th. Walton has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and severe
depression. He has surrendered all his appeals, but is incompetent to be
executed.

Another example is William Downs, scheduled to be executed by the state of
South Carolina on July 14th. At a competency hearing, a doctor ruled that
Downs was mentally incapacitated at the time of his crime. Downs not only
waived his right to a jury trial, but has surrendered his appeals. 

Read more about these and the other cases below -- and ACT!

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Do Not Execute Rocky Barton!

During Barton's trial, he waived his right to present mitigating evidence.
This would normally require that the court investigate the defendant's
competency, but it did not. Barton appealed on those grounds. However, the
court found that his statement saying "if given the opportunity he would
vote to impose the death penalty" was mitigating evidence. Thus the court
denied Barton's appeal on the grounds that the competency investigation was
not conducted. 

That was the first and last appeal exhausted by Barton. He has since
surrendered the remaining appeals that the legal system affords him.

In 2005, Barton was diagnosed by a jailhouse psychiatrist with schizophrenia
and severe depression. 

ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Robert Taft requesting that he stop the execution
of Rocky Barton! 

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Do Not Execute William Downs! 

As many as 10 percent of people facing iminent execution on death row are
volunteers. William Downs is one of these people. 

After pleading guilty to his crime and citing mental illness, a competency
hearing was held. A doctor testified that he was mentally incapacitated at
the time of the crime to the extent that he could not comprehend the
consequences of his actions. Two other doctors testified that his mental
state did  not sufficiently impede his comprehension ability. After waiving
his right to a jury trial, a judge found Downs guilty and subsequently
sentenced him to death. Downs has forfeited all of his appeals.

Do not let the state of South Carolina help William Down commit
state-assisted suicide.

ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Mark Sanford requesting that William Downs's
execution be halted!  

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July 12: Rocky Barton, OH

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July 14: William Downs, SC
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July 19: Mauriceo Brown, TX
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