The following guest post was written by Albert Monroe, Convenor of the Northern Virginia chapter of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VADP).
This Monday, July 11th, at
9 PM, the Commonwealth of Virginia is scheduled to execute Robin Lovitt.
We think that Robin Lovitt is innocent, but we will never know because
the evidence from his trial has been destroyed, in violation of Virginia
law. Please help save Robin Lovitt’s life!
Robin Lovitt was convicted based on DNA
evidence that has now been destroyed. The only witness to clearly identify
Lovitt as the attacker was a jailhouse snitch. At his trial, prosecutors
claimed that DNA test results showed that the victim’s blood was on
the murder weapon and that Robin Lovitt’s sweat was left on the murder
weapon. In fact, the only identifying allele was one that is common
to 35% of the male African-American population, including Robin Lovitt.
None of the blood found on Robin Lovitt’s jacket matched the victim,
which would be expected if he were the actual murderer.
The use of current DNA techniques would
likely exonerate Robin Lovitt, as in the case of Earl Washington, the
only exoneree from Virginia’s death row. But we’ll never know because
the evidence has been destroyed. The only person that can stop the
execution of Robin is the Governor. The Governor’s intervention would
save an innocent man and maintain confidence that no innocent person
is ever put to death in the Commonwealth.
We can stop the execution of Robin Lovitt,
but we must pressure the Governor to do the right thing and commute
his death sentence. Contact Governor Warner to ask him for a commutation
of Robin Lovitt’s death sentence. His contact information is:
Gov. Mark R. Warner
State Capitol, 3rd Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: (804) 786-2211 Fax: (804) 371-6351
TTY/TDD (For the Hearing Impaired): (804) 371-8015
To send an electronic email message
to the governor click below:
Also, if you want to write a letter to
the editor to the Washington Post, you can write them at [email protected]<. If you wish to contact the Metro editor, Bob Barnes, write
him at [email protected]. Don't send an attachment, but instead write
a heartfelt letter and include info about the case at the bottom of
the letter. You can also contact Michael
Shearof the Washington Post's Richmond
Bureau ([email protected]<); he's covered death penalty issues in the past.
Also, contact other daily papers around the state. The entire Commonwealth
of Virginia needs to know that the Commonwealth is about to execute
an innocent man. More information about the case can be found at http://www.vadp.org/action.htm. To join our e-mail list and get more information
about how to fight this and future executions, write the group at [email protected] or me personally at [email protected].
The Northern Virginia chapter of Virginians
for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VADP-NOVA) will hold an execution
vigil for Robin Lovitt at 8:30 PM at Courthouse Metro station in Arlington.
If by some chance Robin Lovitt is not executed, we will still meet at
the Metro stop and go somewhere to meet and celebrate the commutation.
If you are outside of Northern Virginia,
there will be an execution vigil at the same time (8:30 PM, Monday July
11th) at the execution site at Greensville Correctional Center
in Jarratt, VA.
Please help.
I've read the recent news about this and it makes me want to cry. I don't know if the man is innocent, but it just seems so wrong to go ahead with an execution on such flimsy evidence, when key evidence was illegally destroyed. It screams out for clemency.
I guess I just fear that Gov. Warner might be worried as being seen as "soft on crime" if he grants clemency. (Crazy when life inprisonment without parole could be considered "soft", but in some circles, it is.) But it would be a strong example of courage if he did so.
Posted by: Diane | July 08, 2005 at 05:52 PM
I believe that Robin Lovitt is Innocent,
there is no evidence to prove otherwise.
I have read all about his case and I believe an innocent man is being held for no reason. He admits to stealing the money from the till, which he didn't have to do. Give this man a chance to live his life. Free him!
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