Investigate the Case of Arthur Tyler
- by: Karen @torley.org
- recipient: Governor of Ohio
On March 12, 1983, Sander Leach was shot and killed in the van from which he was selling vegetables on Clevelands east side. Arthur Tyler has steadfastly denied shooting Mr. Leach.
Leroy Head, on the other hand, has repeatedly admitted shooting Mr. Leach.
Within minutes, he told two friends that he shot the fruit and vegetable man during a robbery, saying the old man forced his hand by trying to pull a gun.
Head told his mother he did it, too. She urged him to come clean.
So he told police he did it as well. And he signed a confession.
But it was not Head who was condemned to die.
Just before trial, Head struck a deal with prosecutors and fingered his co-defendant, Arthur Tyler, instead. Arthur has sat on Ohio's death row for 25 years for a crime he did not commit.
Head could be paroled as early as next year, even though he has acknowledged several times since that he was the triggerman after all.
On May 16, 1989, Head told attorneys Joanne Bour-Stokes and Richard Vickers that he had lied when he testified at Tylers trial and that he (Head) killed Leach. Head said the prosecutors threatened him at Tyler's second trial that if he did not testify he would be tried for capital murder or sent to a less secure prison, with the prosecutor making sure the other inmates knew he was a snitch.
Time really is running out for Arthur.
Arthur's case is on www.justiceforarthur.webs.com
http://justiceforarthurtyler.blogspot.com/
The Trial transcripts are available, and so are other court documents.
Please help Arthur by letting others know about this petition and his case.
It could help save a man's life.
Leroy Head, on the other hand, has repeatedly admitted shooting Mr. Leach.
Within minutes, he told two friends that he shot the fruit and vegetable man during a robbery, saying the old man forced his hand by trying to pull a gun.
Head told his mother he did it, too. She urged him to come clean.
So he told police he did it as well. And he signed a confession.
But it was not Head who was condemned to die.
Just before trial, Head struck a deal with prosecutors and fingered his co-defendant, Arthur Tyler, instead. Arthur has sat on Ohio's death row for 25 years for a crime he did not commit.
Head could be paroled as early as next year, even though he has acknowledged several times since that he was the triggerman after all.
On May 16, 1989, Head told attorneys Joanne Bour-Stokes and Richard Vickers that he had lied when he testified at Tylers trial and that he (Head) killed Leach. Head said the prosecutors threatened him at Tyler's second trial that if he did not testify he would be tried for capital murder or sent to a less secure prison, with the prosecutor making sure the other inmates knew he was a snitch.
Time really is running out for Arthur.
Arthur's case is on www.justiceforarthur.webs.com
http://justiceforarthurtyler.blogspot.com/
The Trial transcripts are available, and so are other court documents.
Please help Arthur by letting others know about this petition and his case.
It could help save a man's life.
We the Undersigned
We are sure that you are a fair minded man, who believes in truth and justice. Please listen to our concerns.
Arthur Tyler has sat on Ohio's death row for 25 long years for a crime the evidence and the testimony proves he did not commit.
Leroy Head, confessed to this crime, NOT once but more than five times.
He even admitted to his own mother he had commited this crime. She told him to confess and he did.
Prosecutorial misconduct and inept defence counsel helped to send Arthur to Death Row.
His first trial was made null and void due to the way the defence acted in court. The first trial transcripts are now online for all to see.
It it time that Arthur's case was FULLY investigated and Arthur finally freed.
Leroy Head who confessed will be a free man in the near future.
This seems so very unfair.
Please investigate this case as soon as possible.
Thank you for taking the time to read this plea.
Sign PetitionSign PetitionWe are sure that you are a fair minded man, who believes in truth and justice. Please listen to our concerns.
Arthur Tyler has sat on Ohio's death row for 25 long years for a crime the evidence and the testimony proves he did not commit.
Leroy Head, confessed to this crime, NOT once but more than five times.
He even admitted to his own mother he had commited this crime. She told him to confess and he did.
Prosecutorial misconduct and inept defence counsel helped to send Arthur to Death Row.
His first trial was made null and void due to the way the defence acted in court. The first trial transcripts are now online for all to see.
It it time that Arthur's case was FULLY investigated and Arthur finally freed.
Leroy Head who confessed will be a free man in the near future.
This seems so very unfair.
Please investigate this case as soon as possible.
Thank you for taking the time to read this plea.
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