Entries tagged with “Rocky Myers”
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Intellectual Disability
,Representation
,Religion
,Jan 19, 2017
Alabama Faith Leaders Hold Panel on Death Penalty, Spotlight ‘Rocky’ Myers’ Case of Possible Innocence
Inspired by the case of Robin “Rocky” Myers (pictured), an intellectually disabled and possibly innocent Alabama death row prisoner whom an elected state judge sentenced to death despite a 9 – 3 jury recommendation for life, a panel of faith leaders gathered in Montgomery, Alabama to discuss religious views on the death penalty and the intersection of faith and justice. Before the discussion began, the faith leaders and the audience viewed a…
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Innocence
,Intellectual Disability
,Race
,Mar 22, 2019
Despite Possible Innocence and Intellectual Disability, Alabama Intends to Execute Rocky Myers
Rocky Myers (pictured) may be innocent and intellectually disabled. His jury did not think he should be sentenced to die. Alabama intends to execute him anyway. Myers’ case is rife with legal issues, but he received no federal court review because his appellate lawyer abandoned him without notice, letting the filing deadline for challenging Myers’ conviction and death sentence expire. In a recent feature story in The Nation, reporter Ashoka Mukpo tells the story of how the…