On Monday, Rodney Reed — who is scheduled to be executed on November 20 — filed a Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and 21st Judicial District Court that included four new witness statements that exonerate him and implicate the murder victim's fiancé Jimmy Fennell.
1. Contact Governor Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles now. Call 737-210-4800 and you’ll be connected, or click here (Texas residents only).
2. Share on social media. Here's language you can use:
URGENT: In 7 days, @innocence client #RodneyReed will be executed for a crime he didn't commit. Please contact @govabbott and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles now to urge them to stop his execution. It only takes a minute to help. Not from Texas? Tag a friend who is: https://bit.ly/2OcejjZ
Texas will execute @innocence client #RodneyReed on November 20, despite evidence that exonerates him and implicates the murder victim’s then-fiancé Jimmy Fennell. Help stop this execution now by sharing Rodney's case: https://bit.ly/2pMbSwn
Texas has scheduled the execution of @innocence client #RodneyReed next Wednesday, November 20, despite evidence that exonerates him and implicates the murder victim’s then-fiancé, Jimmy Fennell. Here are the top 10 facts you need to know about this case: https://bit.ly/2M7eKMF
Started in 1992 as a legal clinic at Cardozo School of Law, the Innocence Project is now an independent nonprofit, affiliated with Cardozo, that exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice. www.innocenceproject.org
