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News Coverage of Adams News Conference

By Steve Hall

There is more coverage today on yesterday afternoon news conference by faith leaders calling for a commutation of Tim Adams' death sentence. The Texas Tribune report is, "Religious Leaders Advocate for Ex-Veteran's Clemency."  It's written by Aziza Musa. Timothy Adams begged his father for forgiveness in his first call from death row in 2003.  Without hesitation, Columbus Adams said yes. He forgave Timothy Adams for fatally shooting his 19-month-old son ? Columbus Adams' grandson ? in the chest. Today, a week before his son is scheduled to die for the crime, Columbus Adams and a host of religious leaders asked the state to forgive Timothy Adams, too. Timothy Adams was a hard-working Christian and an Army veteran, he said, who never committed a crime before the day he lost control during an argument with his wife and killed their son...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 17, 2011 (boomark / email).