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Michael Morales Execution Update
FEBRUARY 21, 2006 - Michael Morales was not executed last night because the anesthesiologists that had agreed to participate in the execution walked out after determining that what was being asked of them was "unethical". The state has rescheduled the execution for TODAY, FEBRUARY 21ST AT 7:30PM. The state now plans to proceed with the execution using only sodium thiopental or some combination of barbiturates. This is the first time ever that a state plans to carry out an execution using only barbiturates. We call on Judge Fogel to immediately stay this execution and schedule a full and fair hearing on the lethal injection process. This ill-conceived execution should not be carried out.
Please make every effort to attend an event today to protest this unjust execution.
San Quentin State Prison
Meet at the East Gate at 6:00pm
Los Angeles
Meet at the Westwood Federal Building at 6:30pm
11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Corner of Veteran)
Santa Barbara
Meet at the Farmers’ Market on State Street in Santa Barbara
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
(Corner of State and Cota Streets)
Scheduled Executions in California:
Scheduled Execution: Micheal Morales - February 21, 2006 at 7:30pm
Michael Morales was sentenced to death for the 1981 rape and murder of 17-year old Terri Winchell. Morales had just turned 21 years-old at the time of the crime. Morales has always accepted full responsibility for causing Winchell’s death and expressed deep remorse. But Morales’ death sentence is based on a mistake: the false testimony of an informant witness who stated that Morales intentionally plotted to kill Winchell, testimony the prosecution knew was not true and testimony that was necessary for Morales to qualify for a death sentence. In addition, Morales’s co-defendant, Ricky Ortega, who is his cousin, orchestrated the murder; yet Ortega received a sentence a life without the possibility of parole. Race and place also appear to be factors that caused Morales to be sentenced to death rather than life without parole. Michael Morales’s execution has been set for Feb. 21, 2006.
DOWNLOAD A FACT SHEET
"Will Michael Morales Be The Next To Lose the Death Penalty Lottery?"
By Natasha Minsker, Death Penalty Policy Director
Published in The Daily Journal on Tuesday, March 29, 2005
What You Can Do:
1. Contact Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Write a letter to the Governor!
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-445-4633
To send an Email please visit: http://www.govmail.ca.gov
Fresno Office
2550 Mariposa Mall #3013
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559-445-5295
Fax: 559-445-5328
Los Angeles Office
300 South Spring Street
Suite 16701
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone: 213-897-0322
Fax: 213-897-0319
Riverside Office
3737 Main Street #201
Riverside, CA 92501
Phone: 951-680-6860
Fax: 951-680-6863
San Diego Office
1350 Front Street
Suite 6054
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-525-4641
Fax: 619-525-4640
San Francisco Office
455 Golden Gate Avenue
Suite 14000
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-703-2218
Fax: 415-703-2803
Washington D.C. Office
134 Hall of the States
444 North Capitol Street NW
Washington D.C. 20001
Phone: 202-624-5270
Fax: 202-624-5280
http://www.deathpenalty.org/index.php?pid=Executions
San Quentin State Prison
Meet at the East Gate at 6:00pm
Los Angeles
Meet at the Westwood Federal Building at 6:30pm
11000 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Corner of Veteran)
Santa Barbara
Meet at the Farmers’ Market on State Street in Santa Barbara
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
(Corner of State and Cota Streets)
Scheduled Executions in California:
Scheduled Execution: Micheal Morales - February 21, 2006 at 7:30pm
Michael Morales was sentenced to death for the 1981 rape and murder of 17-year old Terri Winchell. Morales had just turned 21 years-old at the time of the crime. Morales has always accepted full responsibility for causing Winchell’s death and expressed deep remorse. But Morales’ death sentence is based on a mistake: the false testimony of an informant witness who stated that Morales intentionally plotted to kill Winchell, testimony the prosecution knew was not true and testimony that was necessary for Morales to qualify for a death sentence. In addition, Morales’s co-defendant, Ricky Ortega, who is his cousin, orchestrated the murder; yet Ortega received a sentence a life without the possibility of parole. Race and place also appear to be factors that caused Morales to be sentenced to death rather than life without parole. Michael Morales’s execution has been set for Feb. 21, 2006.
DOWNLOAD A FACT SHEET
"Will Michael Morales Be The Next To Lose the Death Penalty Lottery?"
By Natasha Minsker, Death Penalty Policy Director
Published in The Daily Journal on Tuesday, March 29, 2005
What You Can Do:
1. Contact Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Write a letter to the Governor!
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-445-4633
To send an Email please visit: http://www.govmail.ca.gov
Fresno Office
2550 Mariposa Mall #3013
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559-445-5295
Fax: 559-445-5328
Los Angeles Office
300 South Spring Street
Suite 16701
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone: 213-897-0322
Fax: 213-897-0319
Riverside Office
3737 Main Street #201
Riverside, CA 92501
Phone: 951-680-6860
Fax: 951-680-6863
San Diego Office
1350 Front Street
Suite 6054
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-525-4641
Fax: 619-525-4640
San Francisco Office
455 Golden Gate Avenue
Suite 14000
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-703-2218
Fax: 415-703-2803
Washington D.C. Office
134 Hall of the States
444 North Capitol Street NW
Washington D.C. 20001
Phone: 202-624-5270
Fax: 202-624-5280
http://www.deathpenalty.org/index.php?pid=Executions
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