National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
December 2006 Please forward and cross-post this message widely. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Three inmates scheduled for execution in December Three inmates have scheduled execution dates in December, all of which are slated before December 15. Of the three, one pleaded guilty to the crimes and suffers from mental illness, while another maintains his innocence. Percy Walton is scheduled to be executed by the state of Virginia on Dec. 8, even though he suffers from severe chronic schizophrenia. Angel Nieves Diaz is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 13 by the state of Florida, despite the fact that no one witnessed the murder. Read more about these and the other cases below -- and ACT! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Do Not Execute Percy Walton! Although Percy Walton pled guilty to the shooting murders of three people, a group of mental health professionals diagnosed him with severe chronic schizophrenia. He has told people that he looks forward to his execution so that he can resurrect dead family members. Walton has suffered from mental illness for years, and he now has no idea that his execution is imminent. Executing Walton would be the same as execution a person with mental retardation, in that he has makes no connections between action and consequence. ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Tim Kaine requesting that he stop the execution of Percy Walton! Read More and Take Action at: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3864 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Do Not Execute Angel Nieves Diaz! Angel Nieves Diaz was convicted in the murder of a bar manager in Miami, but no one witnessed the crime. Diaz maintains he was out of the state at the time of the murder, and his girlfriend has admitted that she testified against him after being coerced by the police. Also, Angel Toro, who allegedly was with Diaz during the crime, received a plea bargain and is now serving a life term. Diaz represented himself at the trial, even though he did not speak English at the time, and the trial jury was influenced by the heavy security surrounding Diaz during the trial. ACT NOW by contacting Gov. Jeb Bush requesting that Angel Nieves Diaz's execution be halted! Read More and Take Action at: http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=6019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- See and act on all current Execution Alerts at http://www.ncadp.org/execution_alerts.html December 5: Jerome Henderson, OH http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=6018 December 8: Percy Walton, VA http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=3864 December 13: Angel Nieves Diaz, FL http://www.demaction.org/dia/organizations/ncadp/ campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=6019
