Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 5, 2006 9:32:47 GMT -5
New hope for Richey as retrial plea approved
DEATH row Scot Kenny Richey has been offered new hope in his bid for
freedom.
The 42-year old, who has been on death row in Ohio for nearly 20 years,
has been told a court will hear his pleas for a retrial. The news grants
him another stay of execution until at least January.
Richey, sentenced to death in 1987 for the murder of 2-year-old Cynthia
Collins, has always protested his innocence. In January, his lawyers will
argue before Ohio's Supreme Court that his case should be retried.
It will be the first time defence lawyer Ken Parsigian has come
face-to-face with Ohio prosecutor Gary Lammers, who is intent on keeping
Richey behind bars. Both men are prepared to see the case to the end but
Lammers has admitted he wants Richey executed.
The good news from Richey's lawyers came in the week he is to have an
emotional reunion with his mother. Eileen, 61, from Edinburgh, is to make
her first visit for 3 years to the Mansfield Correctional Institute.
Richey said: "I cannot believe I have to wait another 6 months to find
out what is happening. I am happy that my lawyers are going to be able to
argue my case, but I am devastated that I have to spend another Christmas
in here with a heart condition."
(source: The Scotsman)
DEATH row Scot Kenny Richey has been offered new hope in his bid for
freedom.
The 42-year old, who has been on death row in Ohio for nearly 20 years,
has been told a court will hear his pleas for a retrial. The news grants
him another stay of execution until at least January.
Richey, sentenced to death in 1987 for the murder of 2-year-old Cynthia
Collins, has always protested his innocence. In January, his lawyers will
argue before Ohio's Supreme Court that his case should be retried.
It will be the first time defence lawyer Ken Parsigian has come
face-to-face with Ohio prosecutor Gary Lammers, who is intent on keeping
Richey behind bars. Both men are prepared to see the case to the end but
Lammers has admitted he wants Richey executed.
The good news from Richey's lawyers came in the week he is to have an
emotional reunion with his mother. Eileen, 61, from Edinburgh, is to make
her first visit for 3 years to the Mansfield Correctional Institute.
Richey said: "I cannot believe I have to wait another 6 months to find
out what is happening. I am happy that my lawyers are going to be able to
argue my case, but I am devastated that I have to spend another Christmas
in here with a heart condition."
(source: The Scotsman)