9 executions scheduled for June, 5 in Texas Christopher Emmett is scheduled to be executed by the state of Virginia on June 13. Michael Lambert is scheduled for execution on June 15, by the state of Indiana. Read more about these and the other cases below -- and ACT! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Do Not Execute Christopher Emmett! The state of Virginia should not execute Christopher Emmett for the April 2001 murder of Christopher Langley. Emmett claims ineffective assistance of counsel, since his trial counsel never presented his mental health history to the jury. The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously wrote, ""it is clear that [Emmett's] trial counsel was ineffective." ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Tim Kaine requesting that he stop the execution of Christopher Emmett! Read More and Take Action at: http://www.demaction.org/dia/ organizations/ncadp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11633 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Do Not Execute Michael Lambert! On June 15, Indiana is set to execute Michael Lambert for the December 1990 murder of Officer Gregg Winters. The jury may have been exposed improperly to victim impact evidence, and the defense did no present a fully mental history of Lambert during their mitigation argument. Currently, LAmbert is a party in a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of the state's lethal injection protocol. ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Mitch Daniels requesting that Michael Lambert's execution be halted! Read More and Take Action at: http://www.demaction.org/dia/ organizations/ncadp/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11739 ------------------------------------------------------------------ See and act on all current Execution Alerts at http://www.ncadp.org/execution_alerts.html June 6: Michael Griffith, TX http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11632 June 13: Christopher Emmett, VA http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11633 June 13: Cathy Henderson, TX http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=7134 June 15: Michael Lambert, IN http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11739 June 20: Lionel Rodriguez, TX http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11634 June 21: Gilberto Reyes, TX http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11635 June 22: Calvin Shuler, SC http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11765 June 26: Patrick Knight, TX http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11636 June 26: Jimmy Dale Bland, OK http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=11638 ---------------------------------------------------------------- (source: National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty)
[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----USA----June 07 Execution Alert
Rick Halperin Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:56:52 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)
