Friends,We are forwarding a copy of the statement from Jeffery Lee’s legal team to the media sent last night and also want to express our thanks to all of you in this fight for justice: We thank Death Penalty Action, Execution Intervention Project, Amnesty International Monmouthshire, Alabama Arise, the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, the ACLU, Alabama New South Coalition, San Egidio in Rome, Witness to Innocence, L’Chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty, Faith In Action Alabama, Catholic Mobilizing Network and so many others.
Here is a copy of the statements sent to the media tonight, as well as a video of Jeff telling his mom “I won!”. We will regroup next week. The fight will continue. For now, Jeffery Lee won.From the Legal Team:The Supreme Court refused Alabama’s demand to execute Jeffery Lee tonight. His jury voted for life. Two courts ruled the method unconstitutional. Today, the Constitution prevailed. Now Governor Ivey can finish what the jury started: restore the jury’s verdict of life without parole.From Alabama Senator Robert Stewart:Today is a win for human rights. It is a win for everyone who has ever felt there was no hope, for the people justice too often overlooks. Jeffery Lee’s jury voted for life. Today, that verdict finally mattered. Now Governor Ivey can finish the job: commute his sentence, honor the jury, and show that Alabama listens to its people.
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