-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Pierluigi <pedroluis@freemail.it>
Data: mercoledì 13 ottobre 1999 20.39
Oggetto: USA/Mumia// Execution Alert for Mumia, Shaka, Domingo

>Trying again to send this IMPORTANT info out
>Ona Move, Gloria!
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>>From: "Gloria I Rubac" <GRUBAC@prodigy.net>
>>Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 01:59:12 -0500
>>
>>Press Conference to Announce Recent Rulings On Cases of
>>Innocent Death Row Prisoners Seeking Justice
>>
>>The Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement(TDPAM) and Houstonians United
>>for Mumia(HUM) will have a joint press conference Tuesday, October 12,
>>1999, in front of the Federal Courthouse at 515 Rusk Street to announce
>>recent court rulings on three men on death row and the current status of
>>their cases.  They are Mumia Abu-Jamal, Shaka Sankofa(Gary Graham) and
>>Domingo Cantu.  Sankofa and Cantu are on Texas death row while Abu-Jamal
is
>>on Pennsylvania's.  All three men have adamantly proclaimed their
>>innocence.
>>
>>The US Supreme Court has just refused to consider the petition for a writ
>>of certiorari for the former Black Panther and radio journalist from
>>Philadelphia, Mumia Abu-Jamal.  One effect of this denial is that Governor
>>Tom Ridge of Pennaylvania is expected to sign a new death warrant.  The
>>"cert" petition was only the opening shot in Abu-Jamal's appeals in
federal
>>court even though media is reporting this as the end of the line.
>>Activists and supporters here and around the world are gearing up for
>>massive protests should an execution date be set.
>>
>>A Dallas judge has approved a DNA test for Native American Domingo Cantu,
>>who has spent 14 years on Texas' death row, in what could be the first
case
>>affected by last week's  recommendations of the National Commission of the
>>Future of DNA Evidence.  The commission supported DNA testing to resolve
>>cases of innocence.  Cantu's execution is set for October 28 and the DNA
>>results are expected to be available by October 21, according to David
>>Sergi, Cantu's attorney.  Favorable results for Cantu should stop his
>>execution.
>>
>>Attorney Mandy Welch expects to hear from the US Supreme court today on
>>whether they will review Shaka Sankofa's appeal.  Sankofa has exhausted
all
>>other appeals and is asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the 1996
>>Anti Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act applies to him.  Sankofa is
>>asking to be allowed to go back into Federal Court and present all the new
>>evidence that no court has yet to hear.  The 5th circuit Federal Appeals
>>court refused to hear the new evidence last year, saying that it was
>>prohibited by the 1996 law.
>>
>>If the Supreme Court says they will not consider this appeal, an execution
>>date could be set for Sankofa after 30 days.  Supporters will mount a
>>massive campaign to pressure the "compassionate conservative" Governor
>>George Bush to stop the execution.
>>
>>Details of these three serious cases will be discussed by community
>>activists and death penalty experts at Tuesday's press conference.
>>
>>
>>TEXAS DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION MOVEMENT
>>3903 Almeda Road   Houston, TX 77004   713-224-5421 / 713-521-0629
>>Fax 713-521-1185    tdpam@juno.com
>>.
>>Contacts:
>>Njeri Shakur   713-224-5421
>>Renee Feltz     713-863-8390
>>Gloria Rubac   713-503-6233
>> -30-
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