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August 20, 2008 |
Cardinal DiNardo of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and Archbishop Gomez of the Archdiocese of San Antonio have issued a joint clemency letter for Jeff Wood, who is scheduled to be executed on August 21, 2008.
Although Mr. Wood did not commit murder, he was sentenced to death under the "law of parties” for the murder of Kris Keeran. We have tremendous sympathy for the family of Mr. Keeran and in no way wish to diminish the suffering they have endured as a result of his death. But our faith tradition and the precedent set forth by the Kenneth Foster case last year compel us to ask for mercy for Jeff Wood...click here to read the entire letter.
This case is similar to last year's case regarding Kenneth Foster, who was also convicted under the law of parties. Cardinal DiNardo also sent a clemency letter for Foster, whose execution was commuted to a life sentence. Click here to read last year's clemency letter for Kenneth Foster.
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