Monday, August 4, 8:00 PM
MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Blvd.
Family members of death row inmates tell their stories about the criminal injustice system. Featuring Sandra Reed, mother of Rodney Reed, innocent on death row; Lawrence Foster, grandfather of Kenneth Foster Jr., who came within hours of an execution before winning a commutation of his sentence; Jeannine Scott, wife of wrongly convicted Yogurt Shop defendant, Michael Scott; and Delia Perez Meyer, sister of falsely accused death row inmate, Louis Castro Perez.
This event is part of a series of events sponsored by MonkeyWrench Books called Beyond the Bars: Local struggles against the Prison Industrial Complex. During the weekend of September 26-28, Oakland, California will play host to Critical Resistance 10, celebrating a decade of struggle against the Prison Industrial Complex. In the month before Critical Resistance, Monkeywrench Books will be hosting a series of prison-related events every Monday in August, featuring films, local organizations, and individuals directly affected by the prison industrial complex. For more information visit monkeywrenchbooks.org.
Showing posts with label Jeannine Scott. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeannine Scott. Show all posts
Monday, August 04, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Protest at yogurt shop case hearing for Michael Scott
TELL TRAVIS COUNTY: DROP ALL THE CHARGES, BRING THEM HOME NOW!
Wednesday, May 14th at 1PM
Travis County Courthouse Plaza, off Lavaca between 10th and 11th.
Things are heating up in the Yogurt Shop case! As many of you may know, long time CEDP member Jeannine Scott is fighting for her husband Michael Scott, who was wrongfully imprisoned for murder in this case. Several years ago, 4 teenage girls were murdered in an Austin area yogurt shop. 8 years and dozens of false confessions later, 4 young men were indicted for the murders. With no physical evidence, Robert Springsteen was sent to death row and Michael Scott given life. Two other men were not even taken to trial. The basis of the convictions were “confessions” from Mike and Robert, which have been shown to have been coerced Although both men refused to testify against each other, each of their so-called confessions were used in the other’s trial as evidence. It is on the basis of this misuse of the “confessions” that both men had their convictions thrown out and were granted new trials.
Mike’s trial was slated to begin in May, but has been postponed indefinitely, while new DNA testing is done on crucial evidence from the crime scene, some of which has already been shown not to match any of the men originally indicted.
Here is a good article outlining the issues in this case and the recent developments:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A613673
Jeannine Scott has worked for years on behalf of many cases including Rodney Reed, Frances Newton, and Kenneth Foster, Shaka Sankofa, Stan Tookie Williams and countless more. Let’s give her and her family the same kind of support now!
Wednesday, May 14th at 1PM
Travis County Courthouse Plaza, off Lavaca between 10th and 11th.
Things are heating up in the Yogurt Shop case! As many of you may know, long time CEDP member Jeannine Scott is fighting for her husband Michael Scott, who was wrongfully imprisoned for murder in this case. Several years ago, 4 teenage girls were murdered in an Austin area yogurt shop. 8 years and dozens of false confessions later, 4 young men were indicted for the murders. With no physical evidence, Robert Springsteen was sent to death row and Michael Scott given life. Two other men were not even taken to trial. The basis of the convictions were “confessions” from Mike and Robert, which have been shown to have been coerced Although both men refused to testify against each other, each of their so-called confessions were used in the other’s trial as evidence. It is on the basis of this misuse of the “confessions” that both men had their convictions thrown out and were granted new trials.
Mike’s trial was slated to begin in May, but has been postponed indefinitely, while new DNA testing is done on crucial evidence from the crime scene, some of which has already been shown not to match any of the men originally indicted.
Here is a good article outlining the issues in this case and the recent developments:
http://www.austinchronicle.com
Jeannine Scott has worked for years on behalf of many cases including Rodney Reed, Frances Newton, and Kenneth Foster, Shaka Sankofa, Stan Tookie Williams and countless more. Let’s give her and her family the same kind of support now!
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