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Post by thinkinkmesa on May 12, 2008 12:45:47 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Sept 21, 2008 11:23:13 GMT -5
Update; The new scheduled execution date of Oct 30th is so near.
Taken from his website;
An Urgent appeal for Clemency Letters by Greg's wife, Connie Wright
My name is Connie Wright; I am Gregory Wright’s wife. I come to you today to convey the heartfelt gratitude that Greg & I both feel for the outpouring of support you have all shown by signing his petition in an attempt to save his life. I have already forwarded Greg a list of those who have signed the petition and I only wish I could in turn forward you all a photograph of the look on his face when he learned of this show of overwhelming support; I can’t express enough the emotion and gratitude we both feel and a simple thank you seems nowhere near enough.
As you all know Greg has been given an execution date of September 9th in spite of his actual innocence. This has come as a great shock to us and we must now do all within our power to save his life. For this reason I come to you with the humble request for a personal letter requesting the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles grant clemency to stop this execution from taking place so that Greg has a chance to further prove his innocence.
For those choosing to write letters please send them as an email directly to the Texas Board of Pardons & Paroles at bpp-pio@tdcj.state.tx.us but if you can Cc. to me at clg2357@yahoo.com or greg@freegregwright.com I would be grateful.
With deepest respect and gratitude to you all,
Connie Wright
Please send appeals, to arrive as quickly as possible, to include the following information:
- expressing sympathy for any family of Donna Vick, and explaining that you are not seeking to excuse the manner of her death or to downplay the suffering caused;
- opposing the execution of Gregory Edward Wright #999253;
- pointing out that Greg has the love and support of his wife, family, minister/church family, as well as numerous close friends and supporters;
- drawing attention to the efforts Greg has made, whilst in prison, to strengthen his knowledge and understanding of God through certificated bible studies; and of his achievements in studying the law to gain a Diploma of Legal Assistant/Paralegal through a correspondence course with the Blackstone Career Institute (he is continuing those studies to an Advanced level);
- pointing out that the power of executive clemency is not restricted by rules of procedure and precedent in the way;
- calling for Gregory Wright to be granted clemency, and for his death sentence to be commuted thus giving him the chance to further prove his innocence.
Further information about Greg can be found on this website, but please construct a personal letter in your own words, from this and the information above.
Please include your full name and address
Please address your letter to:
Rissie Owens
Presiding Officer
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles & other Board Members
Dear Governor Perry, Chairwoman Owens and Members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles,
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 31, 2008 11:34:00 GMT -5
The Associated Press: Texas executes homeless man over 1997 murder
Texas executes homeless man over 1997 murder
By MICHAEL GRACZYK – 2 hours ago
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Proclaiming his innocence, an unemployed trucker was executed Thursday for the fatal stabbing and robbery of a woman he said had given him food, clothing and money after she spotted him on a street corner holding a cardboard sign offering to work for food.
As he had done for years, Gregory Wright pinned the murder of Donna Vick on John Adams, a fellow homeless man also convicted of murdering Vick and sentenced to die.
"My only act or involvement was not telling on him. John Adams was the one that killed Donna Vick," Wright said from the death chamber gurney. "... I was in the bathroom when he attacked. I ran into the bedroom. By the time I came in, when I tried to help her with first aid it was too late."
Wright was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m., nine minutes after the lethal drugs began to flow,
Wright, 42, and Adams, 45, were convicted of killing Vick in 1997 at her home in DeSoto, just south of Dallas. Vick, who was 52 when she was killed, was known for helping the needy.
At Wright's trial, jurors were told that after the killing, the two men packed up items from inside the house, drove off in Vick's car and traded the loot for crack cocaine.
A day and a half later, Adams turned himself in to police, implicated Wright, directed officers to Vick's home and helped in the recovery of her car. DNA tests of blood on the steering wheel of the car was shown to belong to Wright. His bloody fingerprint also was found on a pillowcase on her bed. Wright's lawyers disputed the accuracy of the fingerprint evidence.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Wright less than an hour before he was scheduled to be taken to the death chamber. Other federal courts had rejected similar appeals and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles also refused a clemency request for Wright on a 7-0 vote Wednesday.
Wright was the 14th Texas prisoner executed this year, the second this week. Another six are set to die in November, including one next week, in the nation's most active capital punishment state.
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