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Commute the Death Sentence of Roderick Davie
  1. Signatures
    51 out of 100
    Petitioning
    1. The Governor of OH
  2. Created By
    Julie Przybysz
    Cincinnati, OH
About this Petition Petition Letter

Roderick Davie (a.k.a. Abdul Hakiym Zakiy) was convicted of the 1991 murders of John Ira Coleman and Tracey Jefferys.  Davie’s case requires suppression because the police persisted not only after a refusal to sign, but also because they persisted even after Davie expressly invoked his right to silence by refusal to talk.  In his dissent, Judge Gilbert Merritt wrote that Davie was illegally enticed to confess despite repeated refusals to waive his Miranda rights.

The state of Ohio plans to execute Roderick Davie (a.k.a. Abdul Hakiym Zakiy) on August 10, 2010.

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Commute the Death Sentence of Roderick Davie

Greetings Governor Strickland,

We, the undersigned, together with the family and friends of Roderick Davie, urge Governor Strickland to commute Davie’s death sentence.

Roderick was convicted of the 1991 murders of John Ira Coleman and Tracey Jefferys.
Davie’s case requires suppression because the police persisted not only after a refusal to sign, but also because they persisted even after Davie expressly invoked his right to silence by refusal to talk. In his dissent, Judge Gilbert Merritt wrote that Davie was illegally enticed to confess despite repeated refusals to waive his Miranda rights.

We deeply sympathize with the family and friends of John Ira Coleman and Tracey Jefferys, but we respectfully offer that another death will neither heal nor resolve this tragedy

Action petitioned for: We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge Governor Strickland to commute the sentence of Roderick Davie to life without parole.

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