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January 08, 2005
California Set to Execute Person With Brain Damage
Attachment:
Clemency Request Beardslee: DOC 39 K
Dear FCL Supporter,
Pending a stay of execution, Donald Jay Beardslee is scheduled to be executed by the State of California at 12:01 am, January 19, 2005. Mr. Beardslee’s attorneys have petitioned Governor Schwarzenegger for clemency. A clemency hearing will be held in Sacramento on January 14.
Several circumstances surrounding Beardslee’s conviction warrant clemency:
1) The jury was never made aware of the extent to which his actions were the result of severe brain damage.
2) The jury was not allowed to consider and weigh the sentences imposed on co-defendants who initiated and directed the crimes.
3) The jury’s decision to impose the death penalty was based upon the mistaken belief that Mr. Beardslee would pose a danger if sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Contrarily, the Department of Corrections indicates that he has been a model prisoner.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Please contact Governor Schwarzenegger ASAP and urge him to grant clemency. A copy of FCL’s letter to the governor is included as an attachment to this e-mail which you may use as a sample letter. Please let the governor know why you think the death penalty is wrong. Letters and phone calls should be addressed to:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Fax: (916) 445-2841
Phone: (916) 445-4633
For additional information, talking points, and a schedule of events, please point you web browser to:
California People of Faith
Death Penalty Focus
Or contact FCL at the address below.
Sincerely yours,
Jim Lindburg
Legislative Advocate
http://www.fclca.org
E-mail: JimL@fclca.org
Phone: (916) 443-3734
Fax: (916) 448-6109
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