Post by CCADP on Mar 8, 2006 20:44:56 GMT -5
Wrongfully Convicted: Seventeen Years on Death Row
Juan Melendez who spent seventeen years on Floridas death row will speak
on Wednesday, March 8, at 7:00 pm in the Bishops Common large lounge in
Sewanee. He will talk about his wrongful conviction, the torturous years
on death row awaiting execution, the trauma of re-adjusting to life in the
"free" world, and his crusade to abolish capital punishment. Melendez was
sentenced to death in 1974. At the time of his trial, it was known by at
least four people, including the prosecutor and his own defense attorney
that the real killer had confessed.
Melendez was released in January of 2002, when a tape-recorded confession
by the real killer surfaced. The judge who overturned his conviction sited
the prosecuting attorney at his original trial with 4 Brady violations for
withholding evidence that would have proved his innocence. Melendezs
presentation is being jointly sponsored by the Cumberland Center for
Justice and Peace and the School of Theology.
A panel discussion addressing the question "Death Penalty: Yes or No?"
will be held on Thursday, March 9, at 7:00 pm in the Bishops Common large
lounge. Panelists include Regina Hockett whose 12-old-daughter was gunned
down in the parking lot of a Nashville area mall; Juan Melendez who spent
17 years, 8 months and 1 day on Florida's death row before being proved
innocent; Michael Taylor, District Attorney General for the Tennessee 12th
Judicial District; Rev. Bill Carroll, theologian, essayist, and School of
Theology faculty member; and Randy Tatel, executive director of the
Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing.
A showing of the video The Empty Chair will precede the panel. The
compelling, yet disturbing, documentary features four murder victim
families, who have widely diverse opinion on the death penalty, some
staunchly opposed to and others adamantly pro capital punishment.
The event is being jointly sponsored by the Cumberland Center for Justice
and Peace and the School of Theology. For more information phone
931-967-6594.
(source: University of the South Campus; Sewanee, TN)
Juan Melendez who spent seventeen years on Floridas death row will speak
on Wednesday, March 8, at 7:00 pm in the Bishops Common large lounge in
Sewanee. He will talk about his wrongful conviction, the torturous years
on death row awaiting execution, the trauma of re-adjusting to life in the
"free" world, and his crusade to abolish capital punishment. Melendez was
sentenced to death in 1974. At the time of his trial, it was known by at
least four people, including the prosecutor and his own defense attorney
that the real killer had confessed.
Melendez was released in January of 2002, when a tape-recorded confession
by the real killer surfaced. The judge who overturned his conviction sited
the prosecuting attorney at his original trial with 4 Brady violations for
withholding evidence that would have proved his innocence. Melendezs
presentation is being jointly sponsored by the Cumberland Center for
Justice and Peace and the School of Theology.
A panel discussion addressing the question "Death Penalty: Yes or No?"
will be held on Thursday, March 9, at 7:00 pm in the Bishops Common large
lounge. Panelists include Regina Hockett whose 12-old-daughter was gunned
down in the parking lot of a Nashville area mall; Juan Melendez who spent
17 years, 8 months and 1 day on Florida's death row before being proved
innocent; Michael Taylor, District Attorney General for the Tennessee 12th
Judicial District; Rev. Bill Carroll, theologian, essayist, and School of
Theology faculty member; and Randy Tatel, executive director of the
Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing.
A showing of the video The Empty Chair will precede the panel. The
compelling, yet disturbing, documentary features four murder victim
families, who have widely diverse opinion on the death penalty, some
staunchly opposed to and others adamantly pro capital punishment.
The event is being jointly sponsored by the Cumberland Center for Justice
and Peace and the School of Theology. For more information phone
931-967-6594.
(source: University of the South Campus; Sewanee, TN)