Post by kathy on Dec 9, 2005 22:47:31 GMT -5
Associated Press Feb. 7th, 2003
Maurice Mason is on Death Row in Mansfield Ohio, and is awaiting the Court's decision on his final appeal. More than likely a serious execution date will be set for him in 2005.
Mr. Mason was convicted of aggravated murder in a case that involved the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman, Robin Dennis, in February 1993, and because Mr. Mason was having a sexual relationship with this woman, his DNA was found.
But Mr. Mason has always claimed to be innocent of this crime, although he has a long criminal record involving drug-related offenses and burglary as a result of growing up in a family where both parents used and trafficked in drugs, giving both marijuana and cocaine to their son as a child, and bringing him into the 'family business' when he was around 12.
The fact that Robin Dennis was found clutching blonde hair, when Maurice Mason is an African-American with curly black hair (and much other evidence) appears to have been ignored by all and sundry, but now there is further evidence to support his innocence.
Mr. Mason has just been sent a copy of the Coroner's report on the death of Mrs. Dennis, which he had not previously seen, of which he has sent me a photocopy. The report states that the date of death was February 13th, at which time Mr. Mason was in jail on a parole violation.
Robin Dennis went missing on February 8th 1993, and Maurice Mason was picked up for questioning and subsequently arrested and jailed for a parole violation on February 12th. According to the Coroner's Report Robin Dennis was not killed until the next day February 13th, at which time Mr. Mason was still in jail, and clearly could not have committed the murder.
Being black, indigent and having a criminal record, Mr. Mason does not have many people batting for him, and I fear that if something is not done soon, Maurice Mason will be the next innocent man to die for a crime he did not commit.
In October 2003 Maurice 'Reese' Mason found lumps in his armpit and groin and was told by the doctor at MAN CI that he would have to go to the hospital in Columbus for medical tests.
After discovering more lumps he was finally taken to Columbus in March 2004 where after performing some tests he was told that he would have to come back for more to be done
Finally after several more months he was taken back for a cat scan and other tests early this month (September 2004). We are now waiting on the results.I am appalled that it took almost a year for these very necessary tests to be done, is this usual for men on the row in MAN CI?
Maurice Mason is on Death Row in Mansfield Ohio, and is awaiting the Court's decision on his final appeal. More than likely a serious execution date will be set for him in 2005.
Mr. Mason was convicted of aggravated murder in a case that involved the rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman, Robin Dennis, in February 1993, and because Mr. Mason was having a sexual relationship with this woman, his DNA was found.
But Mr. Mason has always claimed to be innocent of this crime, although he has a long criminal record involving drug-related offenses and burglary as a result of growing up in a family where both parents used and trafficked in drugs, giving both marijuana and cocaine to their son as a child, and bringing him into the 'family business' when he was around 12.
The fact that Robin Dennis was found clutching blonde hair, when Maurice Mason is an African-American with curly black hair (and much other evidence) appears to have been ignored by all and sundry, but now there is further evidence to support his innocence.
Mr. Mason has just been sent a copy of the Coroner's report on the death of Mrs. Dennis, which he had not previously seen, of which he has sent me a photocopy. The report states that the date of death was February 13th, at which time Mr. Mason was in jail on a parole violation.
Robin Dennis went missing on February 8th 1993, and Maurice Mason was picked up for questioning and subsequently arrested and jailed for a parole violation on February 12th. According to the Coroner's Report Robin Dennis was not killed until the next day February 13th, at which time Mr. Mason was still in jail, and clearly could not have committed the murder.
Being black, indigent and having a criminal record, Mr. Mason does not have many people batting for him, and I fear that if something is not done soon, Maurice Mason will be the next innocent man to die for a crime he did not commit.
In October 2003 Maurice 'Reese' Mason found lumps in his armpit and groin and was told by the doctor at MAN CI that he would have to go to the hospital in Columbus for medical tests.
After discovering more lumps he was finally taken to Columbus in March 2004 where after performing some tests he was told that he would have to come back for more to be done
Finally after several more months he was taken back for a cat scan and other tests early this month (September 2004). We are now waiting on the results.I am appalled that it took almost a year for these very necessary tests to be done, is this usual for men on the row in MAN CI?
