Petition-Alabama to Execute Tommy Arthur July 31.

[Sydney Carton]

  I missed this letter at the time but I hope that the Governor may  still  be thinkiing about it.
         LETTER FROM SIX MEN SAVED BY DNA TESTING. Someone wrote that the death penalty would not cost as much if we had "swifter executions."  Everyone who feels that way should read this letter.  Thanks.

http://www.innocenceproject.org/docs/Riley_Arthur.pdf

December 20, 2007

By Facsimile and Overnight Mail

The Honorable Bob Riley

Governor of the State of Alabama
State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36130

     Re: Thomas Arthur

Dear Governor Riley:

Over the last several days, you have heard from hundreds of people in Alabama and across the nation asking you to order DNA testing for Thomas Arthur, who is on death row in Alabama. We write to you today because we were all convicted and sentenced to die for crimes we did not commit, only to be exonerated years later through DNA testing.

In each of our cases, juries heard evidence they believed was overwhelming and proved our guilt beyond doubt. Prosecutors, judges or governors rejected our initial pleas for DNA testing. Each of us sat on death row, wondering whether the truth would come out before we were executed. And each of us was spared when the irrefutable science of DNA proved that we were innocent.

We do not know whether Tommy Arthur is guilty or innocent. None of us has met him, nor have we reviewed all of the briefs in his case. We do know it’s entirely possible that DNA testing could provide compelling proof of his guilt or innocence – and we know, based on our own experience, that when science can reveal the truth, DNA testing must be conducted.

If we had never been granted DNA testing, we might not be alive today. Few people have been in Mr. Arthur’s position, but we have – and that’s why we’re appealing to you to order DNA testing in this case. His execution has been delayed by the U.S. Supreme Court for other reasons, leaving plenty of time for DNA testing to be completed if you order it now.

Any of us would welcome the opportunity to talk with you or your staff about our cases – and about the DNA testing that proved our innocence and kept the state from carrying out an irreversible miscarriage of justice. You or your staff can contact the Innocence Project attorneys who have been in touch with you about Mr. Arthur’s case to arrange a discussion with any of us.

Sincerely,

Rolando Cruz - Exonerated though DNA testing in 1995 – a decade after being sentenced to death in Illinois

Charles Irvin Fain - Exonerated through DNA testing in 2001 – more than 17 years after being sentenced to death in Idaho

Ray Krone - Exonerated through DNA testing in 2002 – a decade after being sentenced to death in Arizona

Ryan Matthews - Exonerated through DNA testing in 2004 – five years after being sentenced to death in Louisiana

Curtis McCarty - Exonerated through DNA testing in 2007 – 21 years after being sentenced to death in Oklahoma

Earl Washington - Exonerated through DNA testing in 2000 – 17 years after being sentenced to death in Virginia
     

[Sydney Carton]

  On  September 01, 2009 Judge Pulliam issued  a final written order denying Arthurs Rule 32 relief.
On September 8th 2009  the  State filed a motion to set the execution date. On September 25, 2009  Arthur filed Memorandum in Opposition to the States Motion to set  his  execution date.
   We will file the three  linksto these motions the next couple of days but you can read them immediately at the Tommy Arthur website.
   It appears that the State of Alabama hasn't changed its slimy tactics since it" lost" the rape kit and then stoonewalled for fifteen years before admitting that the rape kit had" disappeared".The Judge ordered a single hair tested.Surprise,now  the hair went missing before it could be tested!
     There is still the wig which ought to produce DNA snamples but Alabama says its doesn't have the facilitiies for testing wigs.It is just too expensive.So Judge Snarly McNasty who originally ordered the wig tested rules that   Arthur  damn well can  be executed without testing the wig.Hasn't Arthur put the State  to enough trouble?
    Anyway she doesn't need to test it because she knows the new guy didn't do it . His DNA wasn't found in Judy's underwear.
So he couldn't have been there.Therefore  Arthur must have done it even though his  DNA didn't show up on anything either.But she somehow still knows that he must of been there and she is gong to help the State kill him if she can!