Post by carolinem on Apr 1, 2009 2:11:18 GMT -5
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM CEDP
Friends,
Thank you for taking action to stop the divided jury amendment on SB 13 (the life without parole bill). Today, the Georgia House of Representatives passed SB 13 without the bad amendment that would lower the standard for the death penalty to be imposed. We appreciate all who made calls and sent emails that helped stop this bad amendment.
However, it seems the Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson will not back down on this issue easily. We have learned that he is trying to amend yet another bill to allow divided juries in capital cases to result in a death sentence. Their plan is to amend Senate Bill 151 (which increases the ways victim impact statements can be presented in court proceedings) with the language from House Bill 32, which allows for judges in capital trials to impose death if the jury is not unanimous.
We are writing to ask for your help in this matter. Please contact your Georgia State Representative and urge them to vote NO on the Divided Jury Amendment to Senate Bill 151. You can find your representative at www.vote-smart. org <http://www.vote- smart.org/> by plugging in your 9-digit zip code.
Friends,
Thank you for taking action to stop the divided jury amendment on SB 13 (the life without parole bill). Today, the Georgia House of Representatives passed SB 13 without the bad amendment that would lower the standard for the death penalty to be imposed. We appreciate all who made calls and sent emails that helped stop this bad amendment.
However, it seems the Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson will not back down on this issue easily. We have learned that he is trying to amend yet another bill to allow divided juries in capital cases to result in a death sentence. Their plan is to amend Senate Bill 151 (which increases the ways victim impact statements can be presented in court proceedings) with the language from House Bill 32, which allows for judges in capital trials to impose death if the jury is not unanimous.
We are writing to ask for your help in this matter. Please contact your Georgia State Representative and urge them to vote NO on the Divided Jury Amendment to Senate Bill 151. You can find your representative at www.vote-smart. org <http://www.vote- smart.org/> by plugging in your 9-digit zip code.