[fla-left] Fw: Zolo Azania update -- Great news! (fwd)

Michael Hoover hoov at freenet.tlh.fl.us
Mon Oct 16 04:13:23 PDT 2000


forwarded by Michael Hoover


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arthur Stamoulis" <astamoulis at commoncouragepress.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 7:22 AM
> Subject: Zolo Azania update -- Great news!
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > This week the Indiana Supreme Court issued a stay of execution for Zolo
> > Agona Azania. This is definitely a first victory. It means he will NOT
> > be executed on October 25. Thank you very much for adding your
> > support. Zolo's attorney feels the letter to Justice Randall Shepard
> > helped draw the Court's attention to this case -- 691 people signed the
> > letter in under one week. Your efforts to help save Zolo's life are
> > appreciated by all.
> >
> > But Zolo's life is still threatened. The Court has only allowed the
> > issue of perjured testimony during his initial trial to be considered.
> > The constitutional issues surrounding Zolo's previous incompetent
> > counsel and the fact that most potential black jurors were excluded from
> > his re-trial jury pool due to a supposed computer error are still only
> > "under consideration." The issue of perjury has also been put on the
> > fast track, so a ruling must come by this February. Zolo's lawyer
> > encourages people to write individual letters to Justice Shepard asking
> > that the Indiana Supreme Court consider all the constitutional issues
> > that have been raised in his case.
> >
> > This is last email we plan to send to you about Zolo Azania, unless you
> > want more. To receive periodic email updates about Zolo's case, and to
> > learn what you can do to help, please sign up for our announcement email
> > list. The volume of emails should be low, and may include some of
> > Zolo's writing for those who are interested. You can sign up at
> > either...
> >
> > http://zolo.listbot.com
> > http://www.commoncouragepress.com/zolo.html
> >
> > Thank you again for your support. I hope you'll sign up to receive
> > periodic information, and that you'll consider writing a personalized
> > letter to Justice Randall or to Zolo himself.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Arthur Stamoulis
> > Common Courage Press
> >
> >
> > Randall T. Shepard
> > Supreme Court of Indiana
> > 313 Indiana State House
> > Indianapolis, IN 46204
> >
> > Zolo Agona Azania #4969
> > Indiana State Prison
> > PO Box 41
> > Michigan City, IN 46361-0041



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