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Will the Governor Heed a Victim's Family's Plea for Mercy?

By Steve Hall

That's the title of Columbus Adams' OpEd in today's Austin American-Statesman.  It's a must-read. For nine years, my family has been mourning the death of Timothy Adams Jr., my precious baby grandson who was murdered in 2002. Now we are just over a week away from possibly enduring the death of another beloved family member. Timothy Adams, my son and Timothy Jr.'s father, is scheduled to be executed on Feb. 22 for the crime despite my family's pleas to spare his life. As a family that has already suffered the loss of one child, we are united in our support for Tim's death sentence to be commuted to life without parole. He committed a horrible act, but our grief will only be worsened if he is executed. We were not given the opportunity to speak out at his trial, but it is our deepest hope and prayer that the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 12, 2011 (boomark / email).