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  1. Signatures
    24 out of 100
    Petitioning
    1. Governor John Kasich
  2. Created By
    Julie Przybysz
    Cincinnati, OH
About this Petition Petition Letter Petition Updates

Michael Webb was convicted of the 1990 murder of his three-year-old son, Michael Patrick Webb. We urge Governor Kasich to consider the following and commute Michael’s death sentence to life without parole:

• Michael Webb maintains his innocence. There is important evidence, including a police report issued five days after the fire that has not been disclosed.
• The jury did not hear mitigating evidence that may have impacted the sentence. Trial counsel hired a mitigation investigator only three days prior to the guilt phase. Therefore, the investigator had an insufficient amount of time and resources to prepare a thorough report and presentation.
• The victim survivors have expressed desire to spare Michael’s life.

Action petitioned for: We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge Governor Kasich to commute the sentence of Michael Webb to life without parole.

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Commute the death sentence of Michael Webb

Greetings,

I just signed the following petition addressed to: Governor John Kasich.

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Commute the death sentence of Michael Webb

Michael Webb was convicted of the 1990 murder of his three-year-old son, Michael Patrick Webb. We urge Governor Kasich to consider the following and commute Michael’s death sentence to life without parole:

• Michael Webb maintains his innocence. There is important evidence, including a police report issued five days after the fire that has not been disclosed.
• The jury did not hear mitigating evidence that may have impacted the sentence. Trial counsel hired a mitigation investigator only three days prior to the guilt phase. Therefore, the investigator had an insufficient amount of time and resources to prepare a thorough report and presentation.
• The victim survivors have expressed desire to spare Michael’s life.

Action petitioned for: We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge Governor Kasich to commute the sentence of Michael Webb to life without parole.

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Sincerely,

[Your name]

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