Stacey Johnson, aged 47, is scheduled to be executed in Arkansas on 20 April for a 1993 murder. Three state Supreme Court Justices argued that he was deprived of a fair trial by being denied access to information regarding the credibility of a key witness against him.
1) TAKE ACTION
Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
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Calling for clemency for Stacey Johnson and for his death sentence to be commuted;
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Noting the selective use of the therapist/patient privilege, which three state Supreme Court judges said led to an unfair trial by keeping from the defence information about the credibility of a key prosecution witness;
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Explaining that you are not seeking to condone violent crime or to downplay its consequences.
Contact below official by 20 April, 2017:
The Honorable Asa Hutchinson, Governor of the State of Arkansas
State Capitol, Suite 250, 500 Woodlane St, Little Rock, AR 72201, USA
Fax: +1 501 682 3597
Salutation: Dear Governor
2) LET US KNOW YOU TOOK ACTION
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