Granville Riddle
GRANVILLE RIDDLE'S LAST WORDS:
I would just...(speaking in French). I love all of you. I love
you Lundy, Levi, my dad. I have no grudges against anyone,
or any of the things that have gone wrong. I would like to
say to the world, I have always been a nice person. I have
never been mean-hearted or cruel. I wish everybody well.
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Granville Riddle's Execution 2003 |
Granville Riddle has been on death row in Texas for almost ten years, since he was 19 years old. His case is now in Federal Court and he is looking for better legal representation.
What is notable about Granville's case is that the state's expert witness at his trial was Dr Ralph Erdmann, the "famous" pathologist convicted in 1992 of faking autopsies and knowingly giving false testimony in many homicide cases. Because of this he is now in prison himself.
Granville said Mr Bennett attacked and tried to sexually assault and thus he acted in self defense. He testified that he first hit him in the knee with a tire iron and only after that did not stop Mr Bennett he hit him in the head. Dr Erdmann, however, testified that there were no knee injuries and therefore it was not self-defense. On the basis of Dr Erdmann's testimony Granville was convicted and sentenced to death. Considering Dr Erdmann's histcry of giving false testimony in homidde cases to support the prosecution's theories, however absurd they may have been, it seems likely that his testimony in Granville's case was not truthful either. This would mean that Granville's conviction is wrong and should have been a much lesser one.
Granville's state appointed lawyers, however, have failed to raise the issue of Dr Erdmann in court, even though Granville has repeatedly asked them to do so. He does not have a lot of faith in his lawyers anymore and is therefore looking for better legal representation, perhaps a pro bono lawyer or even law students who might be interested in doing some research on this case.
write to Granville at
Granville
Riddle #000965
Polunsky Unit D.R.
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston, Texas
77351 USA
Granville's Pen Pal Request
I am very interested in writing to people
and I would be very happy to write with as many persons as would wish to
write with me...But to me friendship is an important thing so unless someone
is really interested in writing then they should not start, cause it is very
upsetting to start writing with someone who isn't really serious and you
have to beg them to write. I will write with anyone, male, female,
any age...
I prefer females that are mature, open
minded between 20-90 but I'll write with anyone who wants to be a good strong and loyal friend.
I am not a Christian... but I
don't have a problem with writing one if they truly want to be friends, like
please don't force your religion on me...If
I wanted that I would go to church or something...I am looking for friendship and all I
expect from someone is that
they write me at least once a month.
If a person can't write at least once a month thenthey need not start because its too hard
to get close to someone who is
lazy, once a month is reasonable...more would be fantastic and I will answer
every letter... I have nothing else to do but write letters and read books.
I have been on death row here in Texas
since 1990, I am a white male of celtic germanic ancestry, I was born June 17, 1969, I am
29 years young, I am 5' 10" give or take, I weigh about 200 lbs, I have brown
hair, hazel eyes, I am interested in animals, ethology, I love to read and
my absolute favourite is Shakespeare.
I have everything he ever had published...
I am also studying and teaching myself
how to speak and write German, I am interested in European histories, especially
celtic history and religion. I also like to read regular science fiction novels, I
like astronomy, I'm into nature and what is natural accordingly. I'm not really into
politics, I don't have a political education.
I'm not all radical or wild.
I'm just a normal small town boy, I like country and western music, horses, rodeo, I am caring and I
am considerate, I like classic rock and I even like Mozart, Bach, I
listen to classic when I read. I'm looking for friendship, simple conversation
with a good caring and loyal person. I'm a dedicated and nice person
and I will treat all penpals with respect. I would prefer Canadian
or European penfriends.
Granville
Riddle #000965
Polunsky Unit D.R.
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston, Texas
77351 USA
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The most recent information concerning Granville's case:
A the U.S. Federal Court
of Appeals for the 5th Circuit denied Granville's motion during April 2002
we expect the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an opinion already beginning of
October 2002.
As the U.S. Supreme Court
issues an opinion in only about 1 % of all submitted cases and further following
a very severe jurisprudence it is unfortunataly very unlikely to obtain
a
favorable ruling. If relief
is denied, an execution date will probably be set very soon.
Therefore the ultimate appeal issue must be based on the discovery of determinant new facts. Granville's new lawyer proposes to hire a private investigator as soon as possible as various points would be worth to be further investigated.
Considering the critical current situation it is EXTREMELY URGENT TO RAISE WITHOUT DELAY approximately US$ 2000.00 (2000.00 Euros) in order to hire a private investigator as soon as possible.
Please remember that we face now the ultimate possibility to save Granville's life.
Many thanks for your support.
Mallory Kessler Riddle
mallory@swissonline.ch
CH-1024 Ecublens
Switzerland
http://www.deathrow.at/granville/
http://www.ccadp.org/granvilleriddle.htm
http://www.ccadp.org/TX8.htm
Banking Account:
Bank:
CREDIT SUISSE
Rte de la Maladière 16
Case postale 67
CH-1024 Ecublens
Switzerland
Clearing: 5303
Account #: 0303-845553-50-2
Holder:
Mallory KESSLER
CH-1024 Ecublens
Switzerland
Postal Bank Acount:
Holder:
Mallory KESSLER
For Granville
CH-1024 Ecublens
Switzerland
Account #: 17-279330-4
Voici les dernières informations concernant la situation de Granville Riddle:
La Cour d'appel fédérale pour le 5ème circuit ayant rejeté l'appel de Granville courant avril 2002, la Cour suprême des Etats-Unis va très prochainement statuer sur la pétition de habeas corpus. Une réponse est attendue déjà début octobre 2002. Sachant que seuls quelque 1% des cas portés devant la Cour suprême sont traités et vu la jurisprudence courante, il est hélas très peu probable d'obtenir une décision favorable. En cas de rejet de l'appel de Granville, une date d'exécution sera vraisemblablement fixée très rapidement.
Désormais, l'ultime possibilité de recours doit impérativement se baser sur une découverte de faits importants; pour ce faire, le nouvel avocat de Granville souhaite engager un enquêteur privé dans les plus brefs délais. Il est d'avis que différents éléments mériteraient un complément d'enquête.
Au vu de la situation actuelle critique il est EXTREMEMENT URGENT DE RASSEMBLER DANS LES PLUS BREFS DELAIS un montant de l'ordre de US$ 2000.00 (env. 2000.00 euros) afin de permettre à l'enquêteur de commencer ses recherches.
Il importe de souligner qu'il s'agit hélas de l'ultime action pouvant encore sauver la vie de Granville.
Merci d'avance pour votre soutien
Mallory Kessler Riddle
malloryk@bluewin.ch
CH-1024 Ecublens
Suisse
http://www.deathrow.at/granville/
http://www.ccadp.org/granvilleriddle.htm
http://www.ccadp.org/TX8.htm
Compte bancaire:
Etablissement: CREDIT
SUISSE
Rte de la Maladière 16
Case postale 67
CH-1024 Ecublens
Switzerland
Clearing:
5303
Compte No :
0303-845553-50-2
Bénéficiaire:
Mallory KESSLER
CH-1024 Ecublens
Switzerland
Compte de chèques postaux (CCP):
Bénéficiaire:
Mallory KESSLER
Pour Granville
CH-1024 Ecublens
Switzerland
Compte No:
17-279330-4
Die neuesten Einzelheiten bzgl. Granville:
Das U.S. Bundesappelationsgericht
für den 5. Kreis hat Granvilles Rekurs im Laufe April 2002 abgewiesen,
demzufolge wird die U.S. Supreme Court demnächst über die eingereichte
Habeas Corpus Petition entscheiden. Veröffentlichung wird bereits für
Anfang Oktober 2002 erwartet. Da die U.S. Supreme Court nur über etwa
1 % der eingereichten Fälle urteilt und zudem nach einer äusserst
strengen Rechtssprechung, ist leider ein Entscheid zugunsten Granvilles kaum
zu erwarten. Im Falle einer Ablehnung Granvilles Gesuches wird vermutlich
unverzüglich ein Hinrichtungsdatum
festgelegt werden.
Demzufolge kann die nun
allerletzte Rekursmöglichkeit ausschliesslich auf die Aufdeckung neuer
Beweismitteln beruhen; um dies zu ermöglichen sieht Granvilles neuer
Verteidiger vor,
unverzüglich einen
Privatnachforscher anzustellen. Seines Erachten nach bedürften diverse
Punkte weitere Aufklärungen.
Infolge der nun kritischen Lage ist est AEUSSERST WICHTIG, SO SCHNELL WIE MOEGLICH einen Betrag von. ca. US$ 2000.00 (ca. 2000.00 Euros) einzusammeln damit der Nachforscher seine Recherchen aufnehmen kann.
Es wird nochmals darauf
hingewiesen, dass es sich dabei leider um die letzten Handlungen geht, die
Granvilles Leben noch retten können.
Besten Dank für Ihre Unterstützung
Mallory Kessler Riddle
mallory@swissonline.ch
CH-1024 Ecublens
Schweiz
http://www.deathrow.at/granville/
http://www.ccadp.org/granvilleriddle.htm
http://www.ccadp.org/TX8.htm
Bankkonto:
Finanzinstitut: CREDIT
SUISSE
Rte de la Maladière 16
Case postale 67
CH-1024 Ecublens
Schweiz
Clearing:
5303
Konto Nr.:
0303-845553-50-2
Z. Hd.:
Mallory KESSLER
CH-1024 Ecublens
Schweiz
Postscheckkonto (CCP):
Z. Hd.:
Mallory KESSLER
Pour Granville
CH-1024 Ecublens
Schweiz
Konto Nr.:
17-279330-4
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