No News is Good News
There is no news on Reggie’s case. Both the legal and community support components are continuing their work as we move towards the November 7 hearing date. Thanks to the Reggie supporters who collected signatures over the weekend at the African Arts Festival.
Other Death Penalty News
The Missouri Supreme Court has denied the appeals for Rod Nunley and Michael Taylor. Both are co-defendants in the 1989 rape and murder case of Ann Harrison in Kansas City. The court ruling opens the door for execution dates. We will keep you posted.
Meanwhile, across the country critics of the death penalty are challenging the use of thiopentone and thiosol sodium as substitutes for sodium thiopental, one of the drugs needed in the lethal injection cocktail. The last manufacturer of the sodium thiopental shut its doors due to international pressure. Now some states are by-passing the Food and Drug Administration to order the generics drug coming from India in order to continue their executions. We’ll keep our eyes on this issue, especially on the state of Nebraska, who has already been hit with a legal challenge.
Our good friend, Attorney Sean O’Brien in Kansas City, shared another one of former prosecutor Kenny Hulshof’s tragic cases of prosecutorial misconduct. The 1990 case of Mark Woodworth, then a teen, got a raw deal from the overzealous Hulshof who preyed on under-experienced prosecutors in rural communities. Woodworth, now serving a life sentence, will get a new hearing to present unheard evidence. Two of Hulshof’s cases have already been overturned (Josh Keezer and Dale Helmig), and more cases are in the queue.
“Enough Already!”
Jamala Rogers, Coordinator
JUSTICE for Reggie Campaign
P. O. Box 5277
St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 367-5959
www.justiceforreggie.com
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