Friends, Keith Cooper's lawyer has now heard from the Elkhart County Prosecutor's Office. Vicki Elaine Becker, on behalf of the office of Curtis Hill, has responded to Keith Cooper's petition for post-conviction relief via a new trial. The prosecutor's office is formally opposing post-conviction relief on the basis that Cooper accepted the sentence modification in 2006 (which included keeping his conviction on his record). Although this opposition has been predictable, it is also infuriating that Governor Pence requires Cooper to face the opposition of the prosecution. For what, exactly? To make sure that he exhausts all judicial remedies before letting the clock run on Pence issuing the pardon? Tomorrow, please contact both the Elkhart County Prosecutor's Office and the Office of Governor Pence. Express your perspective on the prosecutor opposing the retrial, and for Pence, tell him that it's now time for Pence to pardon Cooper. You can find the contact information two updates ago. Thanks, Jack Heller