Help Stop the Execution of Christopher Simmons in Missouri

soraya · #1 05-09-2002, 09:19 AM

Christopher Simmons, aged 26, is scheduled to be executed in Missouri on 5 June 2002. He was sentenced to death in 1994
for a murder committed when he was 17 years old. International law prohibits the execution of people who were under 18 at
the time of the crime.

expressing sympathy for the family and friends of Shirley Crook,

explaining that you are not seeking in any way to excuse her murder;

expressing concern that Missouri intends to kill Christopher Simmons, in violation of international law, respected in almost every
country, which prohibits the execution of people who were under 18 at the time of the crime, in recognition of the immaturity of
young people and their potential for rehabilitation;

noting that the power of executive clemency exists to compensate for errors and inequities in the legal system, and that the
Governor can now consider the mitigating evidence that the jury never heard, as well as taking full account of the improper
arguments of the prosecution;

urging the governor to commute this death sentence in the interest of justice, decency, international law, and the reputation of his
state.

APPEALS TO:

Governor Bob Holden

Missouri Capitol Building, Room 218

PO Box 720

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0720

Fax: 1 573 751 1495

Salutation: Dear Governor

You may also write a brief letter (not more than 250 words) to: Letters to the Editor

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

900 N. Tucker Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63101

Fax: 1 314 340 3139

E-mail: letters@post-dispatch.com

PLEASE SEND APPEALS IMMEDIATELY.

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