⭐ CHANGE.ORG PETITION REPORT
“25 Years Lost: Demand a Federal Civil Rights Review for Dr. Wesley O’Hara Little, Sr.”
WHY I AM SPEAKING OUT
My name is Dr. Wesley O’Hara Little, Sr. I am a licensed Black contractor, husband, father, former pastor, and 100% disabled U.S. veteran.

For more than 25 years, my life has been defined by a judgment that was never valid, never lawful, and never supported by evidence.

In 1999, I was indicted in Wake County, North Carolina under a statute that requires proof of fraud. No such proof existed. Not then. Not now. Not ever.

In 2001, a plea was taken while I was heavily sedated, medically impaired, and unable to understand or participate in my own defense. No qualified professional evaluated me. No competency hearing was held. No Boykin rights were explained. No factual basis was presented. My attorney abandoned me in the moment I needed him most.

Yet that involuntary plea — entered while I was cognitively impaired — was used to restrain my liberty for decades.

 
⭐ WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS
1. No Evidence of Fraud
County zoning, building permits, inspections, and client payments all confirmed my work was legitimate. No witness ever testified to deception, loss, or unlawful gain.

2. A Plea Taken While I Was Medically Incompetent
Court records describe me as:

“heavily sedated,”
“visibly impaired,”
“pouring Lorazepam down his throat in open court.”
A plea taken under these conditions is void under the U.S. Constitution.

3. Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence
Business records that proved my innocence — contracts, permits, canceled checks, receipts, inspection approvals — were withheld.

4. Racially Disparate Prosecution
Similarly situated white contractors were not prosecuted. I was treated as suspicious simply because I was a successful Black businessman.

5. A Void Indictment + A Void Plea = A Void Conviction
A conviction cannot stand when:

the indictment lacked evidence,
the plea was involuntary,
the defendant was incompetent,
and constitutional safeguards were ignored.
This is not a technicality. This is a constitutional collapse.

 
⭐ WHY THIS MATTERS
This is bigger than me.

When a disabled veteran can be:

indicted without evidence,
convicted without competency,
restrained without due process,
and silenced for decades…
…it means anyone can be.

A federal civil rights review is not only justified — it is necessary to protect the integrity of the justice system and prevent this from happening to others.

 
⭐ WHAT I AM ASKING FOR
I am asking the public to stand with me and demand:

✔ A full federal civil rights review
✔ Vacatur of the void indictment, void plea, and void conviction
✔ Restoration of my rights and name
✔ Accountability for the constitutional violations
✔ Transparency for every veteran and citizen who relies on justice to be fair
This is not about revenge. This is about truth, accountability, and restoration.

 
⭐ WHY YOUR SIGNATURE MATTERS
Your signature says:

No more convictions without evidence.
No more pleas taken from sedated defendants.
No more suppression of exculpatory evidence.
No more racial disparities in prosecution.
No more veterans losing decades to unconstitutional judgments.
Your voice helps ensure that what happened to me never happens again.

 
⭐ STAND WITH ME
For 25 years, I carried this burden alone. Today, I am asking the world to stand with me as I pursue:

Truth. Accountability. Restoration. Justice.

Please sign and share this petition.

— Dr. Wesley O’Hara Little, Sr.