Criminal Law

The missing teen and the conflicting testimony - The innocence case of Wayne Tompkins

Posted on October 30, 2008
On March 23, 1983, Lisa DeCarr and Kathy Stevens wereexpelled from school after they were discovered outside smokingunder a tree. Lisa and Kathy were in special classes foremotionally troubled students. Pot was found in Kathy?s purse.Lisa was told that she could not return to school until she wasaccompanied by a parent...

SANDERS: Shameful record of executions

Posted on October 30, 2008
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/columnists/bob_ray_sanders/story/1003495.html SANDERS: Shameful record of executions By BOB RAY SANDERS bobray@star-telegram.com function PopupPic(sPicURL, sHeight, sWidth) { window.open( "http://media.star-telegram...

Despite the numerous instances of prosecutorial misconduct in Florida capital cases

Posted on October 27, 2008
Despite the numerous instances of prosecutorial misconduct in Florida capital cases, no investigation has been launched nor program instituted to address the prevalence of such misconduct. The ABA?s assessment team stated that to stop prosecutorial abuses, "there must be meaningful sanctions, both criminal and civil, against prosecutors who engage in misconduct...

Snitch Testimony - The innocence case of Wayne Tompkins, Florida

Posted on October 27, 2008
Snitch Testimony Testimony from in-custody informants, often referred to as ?jailhouse snitches? has been widely used in the American criminal justice system. Unfortunately prosecutors often utilize jailhouse snitches despite their testimony being widely regarded as the least reliable form of evidence in the criminal justice system...

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The snitch system

Posted on October 27, 2008
Wilton DedgeHow snitch testimony sent innocent americans to death rowwww.law.northwestern.edu/wrongfulconvictions/issues/causesandremedies/snitches/SnitchSystemBooklet.pdf

The prosecutor located a jail house informant - The innocence case of Wayne Tompkins

Posted on October 27, 2008
Kathy Stevens? deposition occurred on June 12, 1985.Kenneth Turco?s deposition occurred on July 15, 1985.At that time, he said that in late June, 1985, he first talked to WayneTompkins about his case, and that about a week and a half beforethe deposition, Mr...

People's movement stops execution of Troy Davis

Posted on October 27, 2008
People's movement stops execution of Troy DavisOn Oct. 23, rallies for Troy Davis, an innocent Black man scheduled to beexecuted in Georgia, were held in 14 U.S. cities including Atlanta,Washington, D.C., New York City and San Francisco, and throughout Europe...

Affidavit of James M. Davis, Jr. - The innocence case of Wayne Tompkins

Posted on October 25, 2008
Similarly, Kathy Stevens? testimony was contradicted by?Junior? Davis, Lisa DeCarr?s boyfriend at the time of her disappearance, when he was located in 2002. After years ofsearching and after the State finally provided previouslyundisclosed documents about Davis in 2001, Mr...

Death Penalty Report Ignored - Reforms recommended two years ago have yet

Posted on October 25, 2008
Oct. 25 FLORIDA: Death Penalty Report Ignored----Reforms recommended two years ago have yet to occur. 2 years ago, an independent panel made 12 recommendations to reform Florida's death penalty process.That report has since done little more than gather dust ever since...

Court issues stay of execution for Troy Davis

Posted on October 25, 2008
GEORGIA:Court issues stay of execution for Troy DavisThe federal appeals court in Atlanta on Friday halted Troy Anthony Davis'execution, the third time his life has been spared shortly before he wasto be put to death.Davis' claims of innocence, based largely on the recantations ofprosecution witnesses, have attracted international attention and protest...

Will Florida execute an innocent man?

Posted on October 24, 2008
STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND FACTS Factual Background On March 23, 1983, Lisa DeCarr and Kathy Stevens were expelled from school after they were discovered outside smoking under a tree. Lisa and Kathy were in special classes for emotionally troubled students...

My Visit With Troy Davis, a Man Facing Death on October 27th

Posted on October 24, 2008
Dear Fellow Activists, My Visit With Troy Davis, a Man Facing Death on October 27thBy Federica Valla, American ObserverPosted on October 23, 2008, Printed on October 23, 2008http://www.alternet.org/story/104293/They come out of the corridor all dressed up,with perfectly ironed white suits with bluecollars and tennis shoes, a white smile upontheir shaved faces...

FLORIDA INNOCENCE - SUMMARY OF WAYNE TOMPKINS CASE

Posted on October 24, 2008
SUMMARY OF WAYNE TOMPKINS CASE In March of 1983, Wayne Tompkins was living in Tampa with Barbara DeCarr and her three children, including 15-year-old Lisa. On the morning of March 24, 1983, between 8:30 and 9:00, Barbara went to Wayne?s mother?s house to help her move...

Federal appeals court stays execution of Ga. man convicted of killing officer in 1989

Posted on October 24, 2008
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-georgia-execution,0,3444098.storyFederal appeals court stays execution of Ga. man convicted of killing officer in 1989By GREG BLUESTEIN | Associated Press Writer12:54 PM EDT, October 24, 2008ATLANTA (AP) _ A federal appeals court gave a last-minute reprieve Friday to a Georgia man set to be executed for the1989 killing of an off-duty police officer even though several witnesses have changed their accounts of the crime...

Court issues stay of execution for Troy Davis

Posted on October 24, 2008
Court issues stay of execution for Troy DavisBy BILL RANKIN, RHONDA COOKThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionFriday, October 24, 2008The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Friday stayed the execution of Troy Anthony Davis, who was scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection Monday evening...

Execution blocked by Texas appeals court

Posted on October 24, 2008
Execution blocked by Texas appeals court© 2008 The Associated PressOct. 23, 2008, 11:48AMHUNTSVILLE, Texas ? The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stoppedthe scheduled execution of convicted killer Bobby Wayne Woods.The court agreed to put off the lethal injection, scheduled forThursday evening, after lawyers raised new claims that the 42-year-old Woods is mentally retarded and legally ineligible for executionunder U...

EU legislature protests US death sentence

Posted on October 24, 2008
Troy Davis's scheduled execution, and Georgia's broken death penalty, continue to draw scrutiny. Here are a couple ofarticles worth reading:*EU legislature protests US death sentence*Supreme Court Justice Stevens Calls Georgia Death Penalty Reviews "Utterly Perfunctory"EU legislature protests US death sentence8 hours agoSTRASBOURG, France (AP) ? The European parliament is strongly protesting plans to execute a man in the UnitedStates who has been sentenced to death for killing a police officer...

Georgia Death Row prisoner Troy Anthony Davis

Posted on October 24, 2008
From: laura bradyThanks for sending this out, Julien! I would like to also add an event in Austin, Texas today. If you get a chance,could you forward this out? So excited to see such an international push for Troy!-Laura Brady, Austin CEDPDate: Thursday, October 23, 2008Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pmLocation: On the steps in front of the Texas Union fountain at UTStreet: Guadalupe between 21st and 24th St...

Only your action can save Troy Davis!

Posted on October 24, 2008
Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed on October 27, despite serious claims of innocence.Only your action can save Troy Davis! Dear Supporter,Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia on October 27, even though his serious claims of innocence have never been heard in court...

Lawyers for Alabama Death Row inmate Thomas Arthur will get to make their case early next year for DNA testing

Posted on October 24, 2008
Lawyers for Alabama Death Row inmate Thomas Arthur will get to make their case early next year for DNA testing Wednesday, October 22, 2008 THE ISSUE: Lawyers for Death Row inmate Thomas Arthur will get to make their case early next year for DNA testing...

Global Day of Action for Troy Davis - October 23, 2008

Posted on October 24, 2008
Fellow Abolitionists,Activists are working around the clock to stop the scheduled execution of Troy Davis from happening on October 27.The time is now to attend actions and contact public officials (contact info listed at the bottom of this message)...

Concerned Professors for Troy Davis

Posted on October 24, 2008
Hello all, This is an initiative by Professors to show their support for Troy Davis.Already hundreds have signed on!!If you are a professor and would like to include your name in this growing list, please send me an email or respond to the email listed at the bottom of this message...

It is my duty to tell the world what happened - from Oslo today

Posted on October 16, 2008
- Det er min plikt å fortelle verden om det som skjedde http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article2717747.ece Iraj Mesdaghi var politisk fange og unnslapp så vidt å bli henrettet. I går deltok han på et arrangement i Oslo mot dødsstraff. FOTO: SHAHRIAR NOURI Iraj Mesdaghi hørte at bestekameratens navn ble lest opp, og så ryggen hans forsvinne i enden av «dødens korridor» ANBJØRG BAKKEN Sommeren 1988 utstedte Irans øverste leder, ayatollah Khomeini, en fatwa om å drepe alle fanger som fortsatt erklærte støtte til opposisjonelle grupper og dermed "erklærte krig mot islam"...

An Opera is born - Oslo new Opera House - today exhibition from Texas death row

Posted on October 16, 2008
An Opera is born Norway's new Opera House, due to open April 12, rises from the Oslo Fjord east of downtown, and will anchor a newly redeveloped waterfront district known as Bjørvika.

The new Oslo Opera House today

Posted on October 16, 2008
You are here: /Home /Performances /Opera /Dead Beat Escapement DEAD BEAT ESCAPEMENT - a chamber opera of life and death Stage 2 The death penalty as entertainment? Yes, not only possible, but desirable.- When lives are taken in the name of the state, is it execution or murder? With this question the Norwegian composer Cecilie Ore started her research on a topic which is both current and has strong roots in our history: the death penalty...

Kerry Max Cook and Iraj from Iran in Oslo today

Posted on October 16, 2008
Dømt til døden i Iran og USA: - Så vennene gå i døden http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/artikkel.php?artid=538384 Av Lars Akerhaug og Marianne Tessem 16.10.2008 kl. 18:30 Kilde: VG NETT OSLO/BLINDERN (VG Nett): Iraj Mesdaghi og Kerry Max satt i fengsel og ventet på døden...

The Long Road To The Davis Case

Posted on October 14, 2008
The Long Road To The Davis Case Oct. 14, 2008(AP) Attorney Andrew Cohen analyzes legal issues for CBS News and CBSNews.com. The decades-long, law-and-order-fueled trend toward restricting appellate avenues in criminal cases may be reaching its gruesome but inevitable conclusion in the case of Troy Davis, a death row inmate who apparently will be executed soon despite a series of post-trial revelations about his lack of culpability that ought to shock the conscience of even the most ardent supports of capital punishment...

STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!

Posted on October 14, 2008
Announcing a Troy Davis Demonstration in Washington DC.For more information contact, mikestark2003@yahoo.comSTOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!US Supreme Court denies justice for Troy Davis & lifts stay of execution!What: Demonstration for Troy DavisWhen: Saturday, October 18th at 2 PMWhere: 14th St...

LAST DAY TO STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS

Posted on September 23, 2008
Fellow Abolitionists, The State of Georgia is scheduled to execute Troy Davis at 7 PM tonight. This is a travesty. There is no physical evidence in the case, and 7 out of 9 witnesses have recanted. Troy's legal options are dwindling. The Georgia Supreme Court, by a 6-1 vote, declined to issue a stay of execution today...

THIS IS THE DOCTOR WHO WILL PERFORM TROYS EXECUTION

Posted on September 23, 2008
Info from Abolish :THIS IS THE DOCTOR WHO WILL PERFORM TROYS EXECUTIONTHE CORRECT SPELLING IS MUSSO NOT MUSTO Dr. Carlo Musto is a graduate of LSU School of Medicine. He also happens to be the doctor who will perform the execution this evening at 7 pm...

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