Philip Workman is set to be executed tonight by the State of Tennessee at 1:00 in the early morning of Wednesday, May 9th, 2007. "The restraining order that appeared to stay the execution last Friday has been overturned, and Philip has been moved to death watch."
Call Governor Bredesen's office and ask for clemency at 615-741-2001 or e-mail him at Phil.Bredesen@state.tn.us.
Victim's Daughter and D.A. Call on Gov. Bredesen to Grant Clemency -- New Evidence Points to Workman's Innocence!
• The only eyewitness who testified that he saw Workman shoot Lt. Oliver, Harold Davis, has recanted his testimony and admitted that we was not on the scene. He has even passed a lie detector test confirming this new admission.
• Ballistics experts have testified that “to a degree of medical certainty” the bullet that killed Lt. Oliver did not come from Phillip Workman’s gun.
• Five of the original jurors have signed affidavits stating that they would not have voted for death had this information been available to them at the time of trial.
• The prosecuting D.A. and Lt. Oliver’s daughter have called for the Governor to grant clemency to Philip Workman.
"If, by this afternoon, the Governor has refused to do the right thing, join a vigil near you to bear witness against an immoral and unjust execution."
Vigils:
Memphis - 9:00pm -- Immaculate Conception, 1695 Central Avenue
Jackson - 7:00-8:00 -- St. Mary’s Church, 1665 Highway 45 Bypass
Knoxville - 8:00-9:30 -- St. James Episcopal Church, 1101 North Broadway
Nashville - 7:30 - 8:30 -- Holy Name Church, 521 Woodland Avenue
Nashville - 9:00 - -- Riverbend Prison, 7475 Cockrill Bend Blvd
Most of the info above comes from the Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing (TCASK) Find more info at the TCASK Blog.
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