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Advocates Speak Out for Gaile Owens

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

Channel 5 News featured a story last night about the status of Gaile Owens' case and the increasing number people who support the commutation of her sentence. Owens, who is facing execution for the 1985 murder of her husband, was convicted and sentenced to death though the jury never heard testimony about the abuse she suffered or that she was willing to plead guilty for a life sentence. Because her attorneys believed that she would plead guilty, they spent only 2 hours preparing for her trial. As more people are becoming familiar with the problems in this case, more people are speaking out for clemency. In particular, advocates for victims of domestic violence are publicly commenting on Gaile's situation, noting the lack of resources and help available for abused women at the time of her husband's murder...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on February 11, 2010 (boomark / email).