Amos King 
A Victim of Injustice in Florida
Governor
Jeb Bush issued a 30 day stay so that advanced DNA
testing was
done on the Caucasian hair and fingernail scrapings
Three pubic hairs and scrapings recovered from under Brady's fingernails
were too degraded to yield any results, evidence that might still
have been
testable was destroyed or lost by the state years ago. (Latest
news below)
The Latest News on Amos King
- 2003 |
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www.amosking.com
Amos King's 'Official' Homepage Links to ALL the information on his case ! |
| Amos King Campaign - case run-down
Information from Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP) |
| A pastoral appeal on behalf
of Amos King Information from Rev. Kobutsu Malone at The Engaged Zen Foundation |
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A Complete index of Amos legal papers and files is at:
http://www.engaged-zen.org/Amoslinks.html |
| The Latest media coverage of Amos case is at:
http://www.amosking.com/legal/latestmedia2003.htm |
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR BUSH REGARDING AMOS KING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT: ELIZABETH HIRST
MONDAY, DECEMBER
2, 2002
(850) 488-5394
TALLAHASSEE - Governor Jeb Bush has temporarily stayed the
execution of Amos King to allow for
additional DNA
testing of evidence in this case. King’s execution had been scheduled
to take place
at 6:00pm today.
It is anticipated the additional DNA testing can be completed within the
next thirty days.
“Carrying out Florida’s death penalty law is one of the most serious
responsibilities I have as Governor.
Today a representative
from the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck, informed my legal office of the
existence
of previously
untested evidence and further DNA testing that could possibly exonerate Amos
King.
It is wholly appropriate
that we delay the execution until we can determine that all potentially useful
DNA testing has
been completed,” said Governor Bush.
| News on Amos King: Nov/Dec 2002 |
| FADP Press Release 2002 - English and French |
| AMOS KING'S MOTION FOR DNA TESTING |
|
Ned Roberts Reporting for
WTSP-TV, the CBS News affiliate in Tampa, Florida. Governor Stays King Execution (12/2/02) Amos King: Guilty or Innocent? (11/21/02) Pastor Claims King is Innocent (7/14/02) |
There will
be a hearing on the motions filed Friday evening by Amos King's attorneys
at 10am Sunday morning
(December 1,
2002) at the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center on 49th St. in Clearwater,
Florida.
BARRY SCHECK
of the Innocence Project has submitted information included in the motions
to be heard,
and is expected
to participate in the hearing by telephone. Interviews with Barry
Scheck may be arranged
by calling
David Menchel at 203-671-5962.
( FADP - MEDIA ADVISORY - December
1, 2002 )
"Before
I die, if I should be executed or murdered, I'd die in some peace if some
lawyer
on
my behalf went before the courts for me and
argued for once
- just once - that
for the
foregoing
reasons, Amos Lee King, Jr. deserves a new trial, or new appeal, or liberty.
If
not for me, for the integrity of the justice system." - Amos King
CCADP
Press Releases - The last execution date in January 2002 :
| ENGLISH | FRENCH | SPANISH | ITALIAN | GERMAN |
Florida rushes to begin
executions...
Ignoring important
legal implications as a result of June's RING v. ARIZONA decision
in the US Supreme Court, and regardless of the myriad of evidence that throws
Amos' conviction into question, Florida wants Amos King dead.
Please help stop the killing of Amos King !
PLEASE JOIN EVERYONE BY TAKING A FEW MINUTES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FOLLOWING ACTION !Amos has been working in his cell 20 hours a day on compiling this information and legal documentation for you to read for yourself. Amos has always maintained his innocence, and now thanks to the amazing work of Sissel, all this information has been scanned and is online. Visit Amos' official page below to read ALL the trial transcripts, extensive evidence, statements and more - then join us in this urgent fight to save the life of a man who is probably innocent.
CALL the office of Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe at 727-464-6221. Everyone is out for the weekend, but a very nice live operator is taking messages. Please leave a message for Mr. McCabe asking him to "Please intervene in the case of Amos King, who may be innocent. You stated that you would review any case touched by Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner Joan Wood. Please ask Governor Bush to grant a stay of execution pending your review of Ms. Wood's handling of the case of Amos King."
On Monday morning the fax machine will be turned on. IF a stay has not been granted, FAX a brief note to Mr. McCabe at 727-464-6534. Then call to follow up.
Do similarly with the office of the Florida Attorney General.
Office of Attorney General main office telephone numbers
Voice: 850-487-1963
Fax: 850-487-2564
More information is available about this case at: http://www.FADP.org
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www.amosking.com
Amos King's 'Official' Homepage - Links to ALL the information on his case! Check here for the latest filings, exhibits in the case, docments, media and much more. Updated frequently. Thanks to www.amosking.com for the links below |
| Amos' Own Story - Amos Tells His Story |
| Facts Of The Case |
| Legal Files |
| Media Coverage |
| Actions |
"This case was bent to fit me. I was the convenient
person...
If my trial was tomorrow,
I would walk away a free man."
See news articles about the stay of execution below...
| News About Amos' Stay - January 24, 2002 |
| News About Amos - from January 2002 |
| FLORIDA - THERE IS STILL TIME
TO RECONSIDER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - JANUARY 18, 2002 - FLORIDA FLAWS |
| U.S. Supreme Court
Denies Amos King's Appeal We affirm the trial court's denial of King's successive 3.850 motion, deny the successive habeas corpus petition, and deny all pending motions for stay of execution. We also deny King's separate motion for a stay of execution pending his application for a writ of certiorari from the United States Supreme Court. No motion for rehearing will be allowed. It is so ordered. - U.S. Supreme Court |
The Real Player
files from Amos oral arguments January 15, 2002 
68631_02-1_02-2a.ram
68631_02-1_02-2v.ram |
| Amos Lee King, Jr. v. State of Florida - January 15, 2002 (Text only) |
| 01/04/90 AMOS LEE KING, JR., v. RICHARD L. DUGGER, etc., |
| Amos King 11 circuit - King v. Strickland, 714 F.2d 1481 (11th Cir. 09/02/1983) |
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Amos King - Conflict CCRC Middle - asks for move to CCRC North -
http://www.oranous.com/florida/AmosKing/KingSchaefferlet.htm |
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Amos King's story - June 6, 2001 http://www.oranous.com/florida/AmosKing/amforlet.htm |
| Petition For Extraordinary Relief |
| Amos King in the News 2001 |
| A Letter From Amos . . . |
| A General Word About The Death Penalty |
| Letters From The Judge Newspapers |
| Letter To USA Today |
Thanks to Sissel for all the links below - From Amos King's 'official' homepage
(See above)
In my attorney's (Cole) closing statement, he conceded to the state's
case,
saying that: " I was guilty and stupid!
"
No attorney on appeal ever raised this !
Amos King's Last Scheduled Execution Date and Time: 1/24/02 7:00 AM
Amos King of Florida is scheduled to be executed Jan. 24 for the 1976 murder of Natalie Brady. In the quarter century since the murder, King's death sentence has been argued before the United States Supreme Court, vacated, retried, and reinstated. On remand from the Supreme Court, an appeals court found that he had received ineffective counsel at trial and a new trial was ordered.
King's case challenges
most arguments in favor of the death penalty, and it highlights
the specific burden death
penalty states carry throughout an extended appeals process.
During his first sentencing
phase, King's legal counsel failed to object to the circumstantial nature
of the prosecution's case. In vacating his sentence, Judge Roney of the
Eleventh
Circuit Court of Appeals
noted, "King was convicted on circumstantial evidence which
however strong leaves room
for doubt that a skilled attorney might raise to a sufficient
level that, though not enough
to defeat conviction, might convince a jury that the ultimate
penalty should not be exacted."
In the 25 years since the crime, nothing has changed
significantly enough to
warrant the death penalty in his case.
The State of Florida has
been burdened for 25 years with determining punishment for
Amos King. Had the death
penalty not been an option, Amos King would have been
sentenced to life in prison
and the victims of this crime could have moved on. Instead,
King has been involved in
costly appeals and retrials due solely to his death sentence.
Contact Gov. Bush and ask
that he use Florida's resources effectively instead of wasting
them on the death penalty.
Please Contact:
Governor Jeb Bush
Executive Office of the
Governor
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 850-488-4441
Fax: 850-487-0801
e-mail: fl_governor@myflorida.com
Pardon & Parole Board
Executive Board of Clemency
2601 Blarr Stone Road Building
C Room 229
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Write Op-Ed
The Miami Herald
One Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: 305-376-2100
Fax: 305-376-5287
e-mail: nationalnews@herald.com
The News Journal
PO Box 2831
Daytona Beach, FL 32120
Phone: 904-252-1511
Fax: 904-258-8465
e-mail: www.news-journalonline.com/letters.htm
For More Information
Floridians for Alternatives
to the Death Penalty
PMB 297
177 US Highway #1
Tequesta, FL 33469
Phone: 800-973-4483
Fax: 561-743-2500
e-mail: fadp@fadp.org
Florida Coalition to Abolish
the Death Penalty
2363 Union Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: 941-322-3449
Legal status: Appeal of January 24th death warrant set for Tuesday, January 15, 2002
Supreme Court of Florida
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2001 CASE NO.: SC68631
Lower Tribunal No.: 77-2173 AMOS LEE KING, JR. vs.
STATE OF FLORIDA
___________________________________________________________________
Appellant(s) Appellee(s)
Because the Governor has signed a death warrant for the
execution of Amos Lee King, Jr. at 6:00 p.m. Thursday,
January 24, 2002, we direct that all further proceedings in this case
be expedited. We hereby set oral argument for 9:00
a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2002, to hear any proceedings that may come
before this Court. A maximum of twenty (20) minutes to the side will be allowed
for the argument. The initial brief on the merits
shall be served on or before 12:00 noon Friday, January 4, 2002; the answer brief on the merits shall be served on or before
4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 9, 2002;
and the reply brief on the merits shall be served on
or before 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 11, 2002.
Per this Court's Administrative Order In Re: Mandatory Submission
of Briefs on Computer Diskette dated February 5, 1999, counsel are directed
to include a copy of all briefs on a DOS formatted 3-1/2 inch diskette in
Word Perfect 5.1 (or higher) format.
PLEASE LABEL ENVELOPE TO AVOID ERASURE. WELLS, C.J., and
SHAW, HARDING, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE and LEWIS, JJ.,
concur.
QUINCE, J., recused.
Case No. SC68631
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Served:
CAROL M. DITTMAR
C. MARIE KING
RICHARD EDWARD KILEY
HON. SUSAN F. SCHAEFFER
DOUGLAS E. CROW
AMOS LEE KING, JR.
HON. KARLEEN F. DEBLAKER, CLERK
Larry
Spalding who was the Director of CCR for years and Petitioners' attorney
for years
told
his policy to the Gainesville Sun, Friday July 5th, 1996. "Most of those cases were very
poorly
tried at the trial level," Spalding says, "The question is how do you unravel it...it is so
screwed
up. If you sign a (death) warrant defense attorneys may come up with
something
that
gives the guy a new trial. If he gets a new trial at this stage,
he may walk because it has
been
so long. So you just kind of pretend it is not there."
Amos King
If you would like to contact Amos,
write to Amos directly at:
Amos L. King #036275
Florida State Prison
7819 N.W. 228th Street
Raiford, Florida 32026-1160
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