Archive for July, 2008

Campaign Update - Week of 07/21/2008

Posted on July 28, 2008 - Filed Under campaign updates, events | Comments Off

[ August 30, 2008; ] No execution for Middleton this month

The Missouri Supreme Court declined to vacate the stay of execution it issued in John Middleton’s case. There will be no execution this month but unfortunately one has been set for September 17, 2008 (unless there are other developments in the legal case). The Court also denied money for an […]

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Campaign Update - Week of 07/14/2008

Posted on July 28, 2008 - Filed Under campaign updates, events | Comments Off

[ July 21, 2008; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. July 28, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Note: This has been a very volatile week and we waited to see how the dust would settle befoe sending out our weekly update. There are sure to be more changes on the Missouri death penalty scene next week. As we have warned, Missouri is itching to get a couple of executions in before the […]

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Campaign Update - Week of 06/30/2008

Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under campaign updates, events | Comments Off

[ July 14, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. July 21, 2008; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. July 29, 2008; 8:30 pm; ] Execution date set in Missouri

The state has set July 30 as the execution date for John C. Middleton, a meth drug dealer who allegedly killed two witnesses scheduled to testify against him. Middleton was also convicted in another murder case. It is clear that the state’s first execution since that of Marlin Gray in 2005 […]

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Campaign Update - Week of 6/23/2008

Posted on June 27, 2008 - Filed Under campaign updates, events | Comments Off

[ June 28, 2008; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. July 14, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. July 28, 2008; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Mike Farrell: Fundraiser for Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty
Mike Farrell, star of M*A*S*H and anti-death penalty activist will speak Saturday, June 28 at 8:00 pm and sign copies of his new book, “Just Call Me Mike”. The event is to be held at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd 63117. […]

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