Reply #23: Of course, he wants to live.

[Th1onein]

I am against the death penalty. Whether guilty or innocent, I am against the death penalty.

This man, though? I have a horrible feeling that he is innocent of the crime that he is condemned to death for. If what I have been able to ferret out from the news reports, and from his sister (who is sorely lacking in education and ability to convey the facts of this case), is true, then Texas is going to execute an innocent man on Jan. 22, 2008. At the very least, there is not enough evidence against this man to put him to death. This is a clear case of the poor, black, and ignorant not being able to use our justice system in an equitable manner.

From the very first letter, this man has proclaimed his innocence to me. NOT because he wanted me to do anything for him (and in fact, he asked me NOT to write any letters or publicize his case, because his attorney told him that that would speed up his journey towards execution), but because he was ANGRY at the injustice.

Something is dreadfully wrong with this case.

And his attorney won't even file with the Supreme Court, because he says it won't do any good.