NOW!!! STOP WRONGFUL EXECUTION of WESLEY BAKER!! URGENT!!!

[nofurylike]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=25315&mesg_id=25315

CAN HAPPEN AS SOON AS TOMORROW (monday)!!! EMAIL GOVERNOR EHRLICH NOW!! TONIGHT!! http://www.gov.state.md.us/mail /


Wesley Baker, black, is scheduled to be executed in Maryland during the week beginning 5 December 2005, for the 1991 murder of a white woman, Jane Frances Tyson.

Doubts have been raised about whether Wesley Baker was the actual gunman.

In denying Baker’s appeal in July 2000, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals admitted that ''the evidence that Baker shot Tyson was not overwhelming''. The United Nations Safeguards Guaranteeing Protection of the Rights of Those Facing the Death Penalty state that ''capital punishment may only be imposed when the guilt of the person charged is based upon clear and convincing evidence leaving no room for an alternative explanation of the facts.''

PLEASE EMAIL GOVERNOR EHRLICH IMMEDIATELY:

http://www.gov.state.md.us/mail /

Despite being aware that it would aid in his defense, Mr Baker would not allow the traumatizing circumstances of his life to be applied to his defense, because he would not allow his mother to be subjected to the humiliation.

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PLEASE EMAIL NOW!!!


peace

[seriousstan]

1. Murdered a grandmother in front of her 4 and 6 year old grandchildren

I will not shed a tear for this scum.


On June 6, 1991, Jane Tyson took two of her grandchildren, four-year-old Carly and six year old Adam, shopping for sneakers at the Westview Mall in Baltimore County. After completing their shopping, Mrs. Tyson and her grandchildren left the mall and entered the parking lot where Mrs. Tyson had parked her red Buick. When they arrived at the car, Carly sat in the rear seat and, as Adam was preparing to enter the front passenger seat and Mrs. Tyson was preparing to enter the driver’s seat, a man ran up to Mrs. Tyson and shot her in the head. Adam heard his grandmother scream and he saw the man shoot her. Adam then saw the man run to a blue truck and enter on the left side.1 Mrs. Tyson died at the scene from the gunshot wound.

Scott Faust was traveling behind the Westview Mall on the way to visit his father who lived directly behind the mall. As Mr. Faust was driving, he noticed a blue Chevrolet Blazer truck and a red Buick parked side by side in the mall parking lot. Mr. Faust watched as two men jumped into the Blazer and sped away. Mr. Faust then noticed that a person was lying on the ground next to the open driver’s side door of the Buick. Mr. Faust drove closer to the Buick at which time he saw that the person laying on the ground was a woman and that she was bloody. He watched as a little girl ran around the front of the Buick from the passenger’s side and screamed, “Mom Mom’s shot.” Mr. Faust saw a woman run over and take care of the children; therefore, Mr. Faust decided to pursue the Blazer. Mr. Faust caught up to the Blazer after several blocks and as he was sitting behind the Blazer at a stop light, he wrote down the license plate number of the Blazer on a tissue box. Mr. Faust then headed back to the crime scene at which time he gave the police the tissue box with the license plate number on it.

The information provided by Mr. Faust was relayed to the Baltimore County Police Department. Two officers of the Baltimore County Police Department then saw the Blazer pass them at which time the officers pursued the vehicle. When the Blazer’s path was locked, the two passengers of the Blazer fled on foot. The officers immediately apprehended Gregory Lawrence, the driver of the Blazer, who gave them the description of the passenger in the Blazer. A Baltimore County Police Officer then apprehended Wesley Baker nearby. When Baker was apprehended, the police officer observed blood on Baker’s right leg, including his pant leg, sock, and shoe. After a visual inspection, no blood was seen on Lawrence’s clothing. Mr. Faust, who had witnessed him riding in the passenger seat of the Blazer, identified Baker as the passenger in the Blazer by the police officer who saw him flee the Blazer. Mrs. Tyson’s MOST card was found on the floor of the passenger’s side of the Blazer. The handgun that was found between the seats in the Blazer was determined to be the same one that shot and killed Mrs. Baker found Mrs. Tyson’s purse and wallet on the same path as that used when he fled. Baker’s palm print and fingerprints were found on the exterior of the Blazer’s passenger side and Baker’s fingerprints were found on the driver’s side door and window of the victim’s Buick.

On October 26, 1992, after a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Harford County, Baker was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Mrs. Tyson, the robbery of Mrs. Tyson with a deadly weapon, and the use of a handgun in the commission of a felony. Based on a request by Baker, the jury considered whether Baker was a principal in the first degree and found that he was. On October 30, 1992, after the sentencing hearing, the Circuit Court sentenced Baker to death for his conviction for murder. The Circuit Court also sentenced Baker to twenty years incarceration for robbery with a deadly weapon and to a consecutive twenty years incarceration for the use of a handgun in the commission of a felony.

[nofurylike]

2. "Disturbing Findings Have Been All but Ignored, Opponents Say"

Execution Still On Despite Racial Analysis
Md. Study's Disturbing Findings Have Been All but Ignored, Opponents Say

By Eric Rich
Sunday, December 4, 2005

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/03/AR2005120301207.html

-snip-

Although a death warrant signed by Ehrlich orders that Baker be executed this week, prison officials are prevented by law from disclosing the exact date and time in advance.

-snip-

The study, commissioned by Gov. Parris N. Glendening (D) in 2000, found that prosecutors were far more likely to seek the death penalty for black suspects charged with killing white victims, as Baker was. It also found that slayings in Baltimore County were far more likely to result in death sentences than were slayings in other jurisdictions.

-snip-

The governor's legal counsel, Jervis S. Finney, said Friday that the petition is under consideration. "Governor Ehrlich has been analyzing various aspects of this case -- including Paternoster and lethal injection -- over many months, and that is anticipated to continue through the weekend."

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this is INSANE!!

[Silverhair]

3. Do you believe EVERY murderer that claims he is innocent?

Your "innocent" guy was caught within minutes of the murder, his palm prints are on the murder gun, he has blood on him, his prints are on the Blazer, and other evidence besides - and you claim innocence???

And you claim Tookie is innocent too.

I have concluded that you believe any story that some murderer wants to spin.

[nofurylike]

6. have you any idea how many people are on death row?

you keep revealing how little you know, but you try to be smug about it??

nevermind.

i know. pointless.

[Fescue4u]

26. Lots and they are all innocent right?

[mitchum]

4. Uh, no thanks

[Sapphire Blue]

5. *** Related thread: Race plays a role in death penalty implementation.

DEBATE: Race plays a role in death penalty implementation. BAN the DP!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5514806

[nofurylike]

9. thank you for posting that, SB! eom

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

7. So Is Everyone On Death Row Innocent Now?

I mean, they all say they are :eyes:

I think it would have more credibility if these requests were due to the fact that even though the people are guilty, the DP is always wrong and we should as progressives issue our voice that they should not go forward with the execution because of this.

Asking for clemency claiming they are all innocent or didn't receive fair trials sounds like the cries of every inmate I've ever met....

[Sapphire Blue]

10. What would YOU do...

... if you were arrested, unfairly tried, and wrongly convicted of a crime you did not commit? What if it was murder? What if you were on death row... would you admit guilt, even though you were not guilty? And God help you if you were black!

Why is it so easy to believe that someone else, under those circumstances, is always guilty. So damn easy to believe another's guilt.

Keep rolling those eyes & they may get stuck up there... you won't be able to see the truth in front of your face.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

11. There are two threads on the same day of a pending DP case. Both are

coming soon. Please don't expect me to believe they are both innocent when they aren't. I am not that naive.

I also never said they are ALWAYS guilty, but please don't be so quick to always think they must be innocent. Both of the suspects in these two threads are clearly guilty IMHO, and deserve life in prison, period.

I do not support the DP, however, and will stand firm that regardless how heinous I consider their crimes to be, they should not be executed by the state. I would respond to these threads better if it was in that context, rather than the "but he's innocent, I swear" tone. They aren't innocent, but they most certainly shouldn't be put to death.

[Sapphire Blue]

15. Raising doubts in regard to guilt is valid.

It is not stating that the person is or is not guilty, and not the sole basis for stopping the DP.

Good to know that you are not naive enough to believe that an innocent person could be innocent, though! :sarcasm:

From what I've seen in the way of some replies in these threads, if I am ever arrested & tried for anything, by God, I'll demand a bench trial... I'd never go before a jury of my 'peers'... I'd have better luck w/a lynch mob.

[Silverhair]

18. Can you even discuss the facts of the case?

Let's start with three facts.

1. His palm prints were on the murder gun.

2. He was captured within minutes of the crime, with the victim's blood on him.

3. The gun was found in the vehicle that he was seen to run from just before he was captured.

I doubt that you will discuss those facts.

[hiaasenrocks]

19. She and the other poster are the

most vocal opponents of the DP, and the most active supporters of the murderers, and they are incapable of debating when facts are brought into the discussion. This has happened in about 10 different threads now.

[Sapphire Blue]

16. You didn't answer my question... What would YOU do...

... if you were arrested, unfairly tried, and wrongly convicted of a crime you did not commit? What if it was murder? What if you were on death row... would you admit guilt, even though you were not guilty? And God help you if you were black!

[hiaasenrocks]

17. Race isn't an issue.

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics report:

The "Crime Trends" section states: Since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, white inmates have made up the majority of those under sentence of death. (Prisoners under sentence of death by race, Capital punishment, 1953-97)

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/gbjsw.txt
__________________________________________________

In 2004, 59 persons in 12 States were executed -- 23 in Texas; 7 in Ohio; 6 in Oklahoma; 5 in Virginia; 4 each in North Carolina and South Carolina, 2 each in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Nevada; and 1 each in Arkansas and Maryland.

Of persons executed in 2004:
-- 36 were white
-- 19 were black
-- 3 were Hispanic (all white)
-- 1 Asian

Of persons under sentence of death in 2004:
-- 1,851 were white
-- 1,390 were black
-- 28 were American Indian
-- 32 were Asian
-- 14 were of unknown race.

[Silverhair]

12. His palm prints were on the murder gun.

He was captured within minutes of the murder, covered in blood.

So instead of discussing those facts, you cry "Racism". It doesn't wash. This guy is guilty.

[Fescue4u]

22. What I WOULD DO

IF I were guilty and condemned....

I tell people that Im innocent. Most people wouldnt believe me, but all I need is the guilible 1% to believe me.

I would then instruct that guilable 1% to get on forums and have them post a thread every day proclaiming my innocence and ask them to ask the governor to spare me.

[s.Leah.s.]

25. Please explain

1. how this person was unfairly tried.
2. how this person was wrongly convicted.
3. how you know this person did not kill the woman in front of the two children.
4. how you would handle this case if it was your mom, your sister, your brother or someone you loved.

I am having a difficult time in understanding how the convicted person's fingerprints were found on the victims vehicle and how the murder weapon (gun) was found in the vehicle with the convicted person if the person was unfairly tried and wrongly convicted.

I will be more than happy to call and email in support of pardoning/new trial/commuting the death sentence if you can tell me what evidence you have about their innocence and if you will answer my four questions.

[nofurylike]

8. hey, why aren't you folks on the debate thread? because you agree that

the death penalty is inherently racist?

if so, why would you support ANYONE being executed in this 'civilized' society?

[hiaasenrocks]

13. I joined that debate. (Edited and updated with new information)

And posted this...


U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics report:

The "Crime Trends" section states: Since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, white inmates have made up the majority of those under sentence of death. (Prisoners under sentence of death by race, Capital punishment, 1953-97)

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/gbjsw.txt
__________________________________________________
EDIT:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm

In 2004, 59 persons in 12 States were executed -- 23 in Texas; 7 in Ohio; 6 in Oklahoma; 5 in Virginia; 4 each in North Carolina and South Carolina, 2 each in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Nevada; and 1 each in Arkansas and Maryland.

Of persons executed in 2004:
-- 36 were white
-- 19 were black
-- 3 were Hispanic (all white)
-- 1 Asian

Of persons under sentence of death in 2004:
-- 1,851 were white
-- 1,390 were black
-- 28 were American Indian
-- 32 were Asian
-- 14 were of unknown race.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

14. You responded to yourself, and therefore are debating yourself.

Just wanted to make sure you caught that LOL.

[Fescue4u]

23. Everytime the debate turns against the ProKiller groupies

the originator of the thread asks the moderators to lock it.

Why waste time on the "debate" threads when the originator runs away whenever they start to lose.

[Sapphire Blue]

20. kick

[Fescue4u]

21. OH Geez not another one. Can we have a special forum?

How about "Noble Killers on Death Row Forum"?

That way all the death row groupies can get together and talk about their favorite condemned killer.

Maybe you guys can do Condemned Killer trading cards?

[tkmorris]

24. Sorry, he looks guilty as hell to me

As far as I an concerned this son of a bitch deserves......


To serve life in prison.