HELP STOP
VIRGINIA’S 104th EXECUTION – July 14th,
2009
Paul Warner
Powell is scheduled to be killed by the Commonwealth of Virginia at 9 p.m. on
July 14th, 2009 for the murder of Stacie Reed on January 29,
1999.
This case demonstrates some of
the flaws within the capital justice system and the issues with state sanctioned
killing. There was a major prejudicial error in Powell’s case where the capital
sentencing jury considered false evidence provided by the prosecution that
Powell had twice previously been convicted of capital murder. In the dissenting
opinion of the Virginia Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision, it was stated that “Such a
serious mistake in a capital murder case may well cause the public to question
whether our courts adequately ensure the fair application of our death penalty
statutes.” 634 S.E.2d at 305 (Keenan, J., dissenting). Please take a few
minutes to say "Enough!" and help
us fix this broken system.
Please
take one or both of the following actions:
1.
Contact
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and ask him to stop the
execution
2.
Forward this
and ask people you know to also contact Governor
Kaine
ACTION
#1: Contact
Gov. Tim Kaine RIGHT
NOW.
The most effective way to communicate your
message at this stage is to write a letter asking the governor to grant clemency
by commuting Powell’s death sentence to life without the possibility of
parole.
Office of the Governor
Patrick Henry
Building, 3rd
Floor
1111 East Broad
Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
You can also contact the
governor by telephone and/or fax. If you live in Virginia, be sure to
start by stating your name and where you live.
Phone: (804)
786-2211
Fax: (804)
371-6351
ACTION
#2: Ask others
to join you in taking action. Ask people you know
to also contact Governor Kaine, including people at religious services or other
activities you attend.
Thank you for
supporting these actions. VADP will keep you up to date on any developments in
Paul Powell’s case.
Please go to
our website, www.vadp.org, for additional information, and
feel free to call us at 434-960-7779 if you have any
questions.
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