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05-10-2002, 06:31 PM
From: Joolz B <joolz_badgirl@y...>
Date: Thu May 9, 2002 4:17 pm
Subject: Johnny Martinez - help stop this execution
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>
> TAKE ACTION NOW !
> BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE !
> HELP STOP DEATH PENALTY !
>
> JOHNNY MARTINEZ
> Scheduled Execution Date and Time: 5/22/02 7:00 PM EST
> Texas
>
> Urge them to Stop this Execution !
> For a better World ! Always !
> luisa brehm
>
> NCADP - EXECUTION ALERT
>
> Johnny Joe Martinez, a 29-year old Hispanic male, is
> scheduled to be executed in the state of Texas on May 22. Martinez
> was convicted of the 1994 murder of Clay Peterson, a crime to which
> he confessed and assisted police in their investigation. In spite of
> grossly ineffective counsel and an extremely remorseful attitude
> towards his crime, Martinez has been unable to obtain relief from
> state or federal courts.
>
> Martinez' case is a prime example of how the procedural
> nature of the death penalty appeals system routinely denies inmates a fair
> consideration of their cases. For his state habeas appeal,
> Martinez received a lawyer who had never written a brief for a death
> penalty appeal. Although these briefs typically run well over 50
> pages, the brief filed on behalf of Martinez was only five and a half
> pages long. Martinez' attorney did not conduct any significant
> investigation, did not enlist any expert testimony to speak on
> Martinez' future dangerousness, and spent less than 50 hours
> preparing his entire case. With such an ineffective attorney during
> his state appeal, Martinez was virtually guaranteed to be denied
> relief in the federal courts. This stems from the procedural rules
> of death penalty appeals, which state that if an issue is not raised
> in a state appeal, they may not be raised in a subsequent federal
> appeal. No matter how good a lawyer Martinez could obtain for his
> federal appeal, he would not be able to raise any of the claims his
> ineffective attorney failed to raise.
>
> Four judges of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals dissented
> from affirming Martinez' death sentence. The dissenters concluded by
> stating that, "in light of contrary precedent the Court's holding
> exemplifies wanton and freakish imposition of the death penalty."
> The four explained that they would have set the death sentence aside and
> voted for life imprisonment.
>
> As with all murder, Martinez' taking of an innocent life was
> brutal and unwarranted. However, owing largely to his extreme
> remorse and lack of future dangerousness, Martinez' has no place
> on death row.
>
> Please write to the Texas Governor and the Board
> of Pardons and Parole to protest his execution.
>
>
> Please Contact:
>
> Governor Rick Perry
> Office of the Governor
> PO Box 12428
> Austin, TX 78711-2418
> Phone: (512) 463 1782
> Fax: (512) 463 1849
> e-mail:
> <A HREF="http://www.governor.state.tx.us/contact%20%20information/email/email_the_governor.htm">
>
> www.governor.state.tx.us/contact%20%20information/email/email_the_governor.htm
> </A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.governor.state.tx.us/">www.governor.state.tx.us</A>
>
> Board of Pardons and Paroles
> Attn: Gerald Garret
> Executive Clemency Section
> PO Box 13401, Capitol Station
> Austin, TX 78711
> Phone: (512) 406 5852
> Fax: (512) 467 0945
> web: <A HREF="http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/bpp/index.html">www.tdcj.state.tx.us/bpp/index.html</A>
>
> Write Op-Ed:
>
> The Austin American-Statesman
> P.O. Box 670
> Austin, TX 78767
> Phone: (512) 445-3667
> Fax: (512) 445-3679
> e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:letters@statesman.com">letters@statesman.com</A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/today">www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/today</A>
>
> Dallas Morning News
> 2726 S. Beckley
> Dallas, TX 75224
> Phone: (214) 977-8494
> Fax: (972) 263-0456
> e-mail: <A HREF="http://www.dmnweb.dallasnews.com/letters">www.dmnweb.dallasnews.com/letters</A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.dallasnews.com/">www.dallasnews.com</A>
>
> Houston Chronicle
> P.O. Box 4260
> Houston, TX 77210
> Phone: (713) 220-7491
> Fax: (713) 220-6806
> e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:hci@chron.com">hci@chron.com</A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.houstonchronicle.com/">www.houstonchronicle.com</A>
>
> For More Information:
>
> Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
> 3400 Montrose Blvd.
> Suite 312
> Houston, TX 77006
> David Atwood-contact
> Phone: 713-520-0300
> Fax: 713-942-8146
> e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:dpatwood@igc.apc.org">dpatwood@igc.apc.org</A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.tcadp.org/">www.tcadp.org</A>
>
> Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
> SMU PO Box 750172
> Dallas, TX 75275
> contact: Rick Halperin
> Phone: (214) 768-3284
> Fax: (214) 768-3475
> e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:rhalperi@mail.smu.edu">rhalperi@mail.smu.edu</A>
>
> -----
> National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
>
> NCADP provides information, advocates for public policy, and
> mobilizes and supports individuals and institutions that share our
> unconditional rejection of capital punishment.
>
> 1436 U St. Ste. 104
> Washington, DC 20009
> Phone: 202-387-3890
> Fax: 202-387-5590
> web: <A HREF="http://www.ncadp.org/">www.ncadp.org</A>
Date: Thu May 9, 2002 4:17 pm
Subject: Johnny Martinez - help stop this execution
ADVERTISEMENT
>
>
>
>
>
> TAKE ACTION NOW !
> BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE !
> HELP STOP DEATH PENALTY !
>
> JOHNNY MARTINEZ
> Scheduled Execution Date and Time: 5/22/02 7:00 PM EST
> Texas
>
> Urge them to Stop this Execution !
> For a better World ! Always !
> luisa brehm
>
> NCADP - EXECUTION ALERT
>
> Johnny Joe Martinez, a 29-year old Hispanic male, is
> scheduled to be executed in the state of Texas on May 22. Martinez
> was convicted of the 1994 murder of Clay Peterson, a crime to which
> he confessed and assisted police in their investigation. In spite of
> grossly ineffective counsel and an extremely remorseful attitude
> towards his crime, Martinez has been unable to obtain relief from
> state or federal courts.
>
> Martinez' case is a prime example of how the procedural
> nature of the death penalty appeals system routinely denies inmates a fair
> consideration of their cases. For his state habeas appeal,
> Martinez received a lawyer who had never written a brief for a death
> penalty appeal. Although these briefs typically run well over 50
> pages, the brief filed on behalf of Martinez was only five and a half
> pages long. Martinez' attorney did not conduct any significant
> investigation, did not enlist any expert testimony to speak on
> Martinez' future dangerousness, and spent less than 50 hours
> preparing his entire case. With such an ineffective attorney during
> his state appeal, Martinez was virtually guaranteed to be denied
> relief in the federal courts. This stems from the procedural rules
> of death penalty appeals, which state that if an issue is not raised
> in a state appeal, they may not be raised in a subsequent federal
> appeal. No matter how good a lawyer Martinez could obtain for his
> federal appeal, he would not be able to raise any of the claims his
> ineffective attorney failed to raise.
>
> Four judges of the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals dissented
> from affirming Martinez' death sentence. The dissenters concluded by
> stating that, "in light of contrary precedent the Court's holding
> exemplifies wanton and freakish imposition of the death penalty."
> The four explained that they would have set the death sentence aside and
> voted for life imprisonment.
>
> As with all murder, Martinez' taking of an innocent life was
> brutal and unwarranted. However, owing largely to his extreme
> remorse and lack of future dangerousness, Martinez' has no place
> on death row.
>
> Please write to the Texas Governor and the Board
> of Pardons and Parole to protest his execution.
>
>
> Please Contact:
>
> Governor Rick Perry
> Office of the Governor
> PO Box 12428
> Austin, TX 78711-2418
> Phone: (512) 463 1782
> Fax: (512) 463 1849
> e-mail:
> <A HREF="http://www.governor.state.tx.us/contact%20%20information/email/email_the_governor.htm">
>
> www.governor.state.tx.us/contact%20%20information/email/email_the_governor.htm
> </A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.governor.state.tx.us/">www.governor.state.tx.us</A>
>
> Board of Pardons and Paroles
> Attn: Gerald Garret
> Executive Clemency Section
> PO Box 13401, Capitol Station
> Austin, TX 78711
> Phone: (512) 406 5852
> Fax: (512) 467 0945
> web: <A HREF="http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/bpp/index.html">www.tdcj.state.tx.us/bpp/index.html</A>
>
> Write Op-Ed:
>
> The Austin American-Statesman
> P.O. Box 670
> Austin, TX 78767
> Phone: (512) 445-3667
> Fax: (512) 445-3679
> e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:letters@statesman.com">letters@statesman.com</A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/today">www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/today</A>
>
> Dallas Morning News
> 2726 S. Beckley
> Dallas, TX 75224
> Phone: (214) 977-8494
> Fax: (972) 263-0456
> e-mail: <A HREF="http://www.dmnweb.dallasnews.com/letters">www.dmnweb.dallasnews.com/letters</A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.dallasnews.com/">www.dallasnews.com</A>
>
> Houston Chronicle
> P.O. Box 4260
> Houston, TX 77210
> Phone: (713) 220-7491
> Fax: (713) 220-6806
> e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:hci@chron.com">hci@chron.com</A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.houstonchronicle.com/">www.houstonchronicle.com</A>
>
> For More Information:
>
> Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
> 3400 Montrose Blvd.
> Suite 312
> Houston, TX 77006
> David Atwood-contact
> Phone: 713-520-0300
> Fax: 713-942-8146
> e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:dpatwood@igc.apc.org">dpatwood@igc.apc.org</A>
> web: <A HREF="http://www.tcadp.org/">www.tcadp.org</A>
>
> Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
> SMU PO Box 750172
> Dallas, TX 75275
> contact: Rick Halperin
> Phone: (214) 768-3284
> Fax: (214) 768-3475
> e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:rhalperi@mail.smu.edu">rhalperi@mail.smu.edu</A>
>
> -----
> National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
>
> NCADP provides information, advocates for public policy, and
> mobilizes and supports individuals and institutions that share our
> unconditional rejection of capital punishment.
>
> 1436 U St. Ste. 104
> Washington, DC 20009
> Phone: 202-387-3890
> Fax: 202-387-5590
> web: <A HREF="http://www.ncadp.org/">www.ncadp.org</A>