Below we give further information sent to us by Zolo's campaign, which is fighting to stop his execution scheduled for October 25. Note that some faxes, phone numbers and e-mails are given in the message. There is also a summary of his case. DHKC London Information Bureau --------------------------- thanx for asking; zolo is doing well & in good spirits. We're hoping to get an appeal in state court -- keep any & all letters of support going to the indiana supreme court indiana supreme court 200 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.232.2540 (phone) 317.232.8372 (FAX) ...and counsel to the chief justice: David J. Remondini Counsel to the Chief Justice 304 Indiana State House Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.233.8684 (phone) 317.233.2990 (FAX) 317.381.3942 (pager) [EMAIL PROTECTED] info on the current "justices": http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/supreme/bios.html http://www.dragking.org/freezoloazania.html *************************************************************************** ONE PAGE SUMMARY OF ZOLO'S CASE 1. 1981-1982: Zolo was arrested and convicted with two others of killing a Gary Police Officer in the course of fleeing a bank robbery. Zolo given the death penalty, two co-defendants receive 60 years. State targets Zolo for death penalty because of political activities. 2. 1993: Zolo's death penalty reversed, but guilty verdict upheld. Indiana Supreme Court finds that the State withheld exculpatory gunshot residue tests which showed that Zolo never fired weapon and that failure of defense counsel to put forward any mitigation evidence constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. 3. 1996: Zolo retried and again given the death penalty. New defense counsel fails to put forward any mitigation evidence about Zolo. Additional errors include: a. Critical eyewitness at first trial admits at second trial that his identification of Zolo was the product of police coaching and that without such improper conduct he would not have been able to make identification. b. Systematic error, claimed to be the result of computer, eliminates up to 70% of the Black pool from jury pool at the time of Zolo's retrial. Zolo tried by an all white jury. c. Despite exemplary record of achievement and support, defense counsel at retrial fails to put forward any of Zolo's accomplishments in 15 years since he was first given death penalty. Defense counsel fails to call any witnesses in mitigation or put forward any evidence. d. Defense counsel refuses to communicate with Zolo during course of entire appeal process and fails to raise numerous meritorious issues in his appeal. e. Prosecution puts on false and perjured testimony in retrial and continues to suppress favorable evidence. 4. 2000: Indiana Supreme Court affirms Zolo's death penalty, holds that defense counsel failed to preserve critical issues which threatened to allow damaging inadmissable evidence into the trial and thus refuses to review error. Indiana Supreme Court sets October 25, 2000 as execution date.
