 His
story
Henry
Earl Dunn, an afroamerican man, was arrested when he was 19 for the
abduction, robbery and slaying of 23 year old Nicholas West,
although he didn't shoot the victim. Besides, his conviction is
strongly controversial, as his appointed defense lawyer was utterly
ineffective. That's why he was later disbarred and removed from the
list of attorneys qualified to represent clients in criminal cases.
His subsequent appellate lawyers failed to file a timely Notice of
Appeal with the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals. Due to this
malpractice, 241st Circuit Judge Diane De Vasto set an execution
date, in spite of the fact that defendant had not exhausted all of
his appeals.
You
can sign and send the petition (in English) to the following
addresses:
Texas
Board of Pardons and Paroles
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY SECTION
P.O. Box 13401
AUSTIN � Texas 78711-3401
FAX: 001 512 467 0945
[email protected]
Texas
Governor Rick Perry
Office
of General Counsel
P.O.
Box 12428
Austin,
Texas 78711-2428
Fax:
001 512 4631849
E-mail:
www.governor.state.tx.us/contact%20%20information/email/email_the_governor.htm
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URGENT APPEAL PRESENTED BY THE COMMUNITY OF SANT�EGIDIO TO SAVE THE
LIFE OF HENRY
EARL DUNN.
Your
Excellencies
May
I respectfully call on you to recommend a stay of execution of
Mr.Henry Earl Dunn set
to February 6th 2003 in order to ensure that he will get full access
to the appeal courts, as enshrined in both Texas Constitution and the
Constitution of United States of America.
Faithfully
Yours
(Signature and date)
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the Community of Sant'Egidio
Abolitions, 