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Post by thinkinkmesa on Sept 17, 2010 11:37:50 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Sept 17, 2010 11:39:20 GMT -5
Judge sides with inmate on death row A Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals judge dissented against the majority Monday when they sided with the appellate court regarding Ronald Post, who is on death row for the December 1983 murder of Helen Vantz. Post, 40, appealed to the federal court that his counsel led him astray when he pleaded no contest for the robbery and shooting death of Vantz in an Elyria hotel. He argued his then-counsel, Lynett McGough and Michael Duff, led him to believe he would not be sentenced to death by a three-judge panel if he pleaded no contest. Post also contended a jailhouse confession should not have been used because the inmate he confessed to was recruited by prosecutors to get the confession without a defense attorney present, which is against Ohio law. Circuit Judge Guy Cole believes the issue of the jailhouse confession should be remanded to the appeals court. Cole also states Post’s defense counsel acted unconstitutionally when they encouraged him to enter a no contest plea solely “on the hope” he would not be sentenced to death. He also pointed out no written guarantee was made ensuring Post would not face the death penalty. “I believe that the constitution requires attorneys to make strategic judgments based on something more concrete than unsubstantiated hope, especially when their client’s life hangs in the balance,” Cole wrote. Cole also wrote the defense attorneys acted wrongly because they relied too heavily on a pre-sentence investigation prior to the death sentence, rather than having their own investigation. The defense counsel also allowed a victim-impact statement, made by Vantz’s son, to be included in the report, when it wasn’t required and negatively affected the outcome of the case. “I believe that had this evidence been presented, had Post’s family witnesses who did testify been adequately prepared, and had Post’s counsel not called the murder victim’s son as the final witness to testify ... one of the three judges would have voted not to impose the death penalty.” More;morningjournal.com/articles/2010/09/15/news/mj3321216.txt |
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Post by thinkinkmesa on May 26, 2011 10:25:27 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 25, 2011 13:27:44 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 26, 2011 9:56:24 GMT -5
Execution date set for man who killed Elyria clerk The Ohio Supreme Court has set an execution date of Jan. 16, 2013, for convicted killer Ronald Ray Post in the 1983 slaying of hotel clerk Helen Vantz that occurred while Post was robbing the Slumber Inn in Elyria. Post, 52, has exhausted his state and federal appeals but will still have a chance to ask the Ohio Parole Board to recommend clemency to Gov. John Kasich. Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will said he will oppose clemency. “Nobody has presented any evidence to my office that shows clemency is warranted,” Will said Tuesday. More; chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2011/10/26/execution-date-set-for-man-who-killed-elyria-clerk/ |
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Sept 17, 2012 12:39:42 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Sept 27, 2012 14:23:27 GMT -5
The Weight of the Guilt The mistakes that put Ronald Post on Death Row are no joke Sympathy was a tough sell for Ronald Post once his story went viral. Last week, lawyers pushed paperwork through the court system warning that things could get ugly next January, when Post is scheduled to be executed – his punishment for a 1983 robbery-homicide. Weighing in at 480 pounds, the 53-year old Elyria native is simply too obese for a standard lethal injection to work, they argued, at least in the painless and timely fashion required by law. The news wires piped the story to outlets across the world, and by midweek Post's photo was splashed across the website of the UK's Telegraph. Meanwhile, on prime time MSNBC, Nancy Grace was wrestling the Botox-lacquered planes of her face into an approximation of outrage while fuming over the absurdity of the argument. Her general take was that a cold-blooded killer was trying to leverage weight that he gained in jail into one last desperate Hail Mary. But the too-fat-to-die argument is only one corner of a much more baroque, convoluted legal circus outlined in court documents. Well before their client became a global punchline, Post's legal team was trying to jam up Death Row's clockwork with a meatier argument that has nothing to do with pant sizes. Their main contention is that for almost 30 years, the entire foundation of the case against Ronald Post has been based on bad information. More; www.clevescene.com/cleveland/the-weight-of-the-guilt/Content?oid=3063488 |
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 1, 2012 21:07:53 GMT -5
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Post by ronniesgirl on Oct 4, 2012 15:56:52 GMT -5
Hello, I am the wife of Ron Post. Despite any solid evidence against him, he is scheduled to be executed in January. The recent press coverage seemed to find his weight issues more important than the issues surrounding his unjust conviction.
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 5, 2012 23:15:21 GMT -5
Hi ronniesgirl,
Do you know of any website or have a case synopsis that may highlight the reasons his conviction was unjust so that we may help you circulate that information. (I think the Cleveland Scene article has some of the information, but perhaps you have something on the order of a list?)
Also, I don't see a petition for Ron on the IJPC site. If you start one, know of one, etc. please let us know so that we may help circulate that also.
(As a family member of a death row inmate I can empathize with frustration related to media.)
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 23, 2012 20:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 23, 2012 21:17:31 GMT -5
Death row inmate Ronald Post still trying to halt execution Death row inmate Ronald Ray Post’s attorneys claim the U.S. District Court in Cleveland has jurisdiction to stop his Jan. 16, 2013, execution, so he can present new information in the case. The government has already filed motions claiming the federal court does not have jurisdiction. Post’s public defender’s have claimed factual inaccuracies were made by prosecutors and he should have the right to correct the information, which would pave the way to reopen the case. More; morningjournal.com/articles/2012/10/23/news/doc5086175cefa5d015757962.txt |
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Nov 8, 2012 22:19:20 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Nov 16, 2012 22:21:44 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Nov 26, 2012 22:42:53 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Nov 26, 2012 22:48:03 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Nov 26, 2012 22:55:29 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Nov 27, 2012 2:05:41 GMT -5
Please sign and share these actions; Governor John R. Kasich: Commute Ronald Post's death sentence! www.change.org/petitions/governor-john-r-kasich-commute-ronald-post-s-death-sentenceSend letters of support for Ron Post clemency hearing by Dec. 5th 2012. (Include Re; Ronald Post #A183-812 Scheduled Execution Date of Jan. 16, 2013 in the subject line.) Ohio Parole Board 770 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43222 Email; Cynthia.Mausser@odrc.state.oh.usEmail; DRC.publicinfo@odrc.state.oh.usSome speaking points could be; Action petitioned for; Commute the sentence of Ronald Post to life without parole. We deeply sympathize with the family and friends of Helen Vantz but we respectfully offer that another death will neither heal nor resolve this tragedy. The entire foundation of the case against Ronald Post has been based on bad information, and that his conviction and sentencing were based on an erroneous pre-sentencing report. Claims that Ron made a full confession to several people have been falsely exaggerated. Ineffective trial and post conviction attorneys, the later missed crucial filings dates further harming Ron's case on appeal. Medical personnel have struggled for years to find veins while treating Ron. In one case, it took four different medical technicians and 17 pricks to the arm to draw his blood. Any attempt to execute him will result in serious physical and psychological pain to him. If injection into the bloodstream fails, the backup is lethal injection directly into musculature - the procedure has never been done before, in Ohio or anywhere else and borders on experimentation. ____________________________________ After Dec, 6, 2012 please contact (Include Re; Ronald Post #A183-812 Scheduled Execution Date of Jan. 16, 2013 in the subject line.) Governor Kasich Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215-6108 Phone: (614) 466-3555 Fax: (614) 466-9354 Online: (Include Re; Ronald Post #A183-812 Scheduled Execution Date of Jan. 16, 2013 in the subject line.) governor.ohio.gov/Contact/ContacttheGovernor.aspx____________________________________ You can also share this page; ohiodeathrow.blogspot.com/2009/05/ronald-post.html |
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Nov 30, 2012 10:51:38 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Nov 30, 2012 10:54:31 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Dec 4, 2012 22:35:49 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Dec 6, 2012 13:36:10 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Dec 6, 2012 13:38:03 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Dec 9, 2012 11:51:04 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Dec 11, 2012 0:17:21 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Dec 11, 2012 21:20:45 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Dec 11, 2012 21:29:10 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Dec 12, 2012 1:28:58 GMT -5
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Post by Guest on Dec 14, 2012 15:16:13 GMT -5
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Post by Guest on Dec 14, 2012 15:21:01 GMT -5
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