SAVE JEFF WOOD FROM THE TEXAS EXECUTIONER!!

Target:

Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles

Sponsored by:

This petition is currently closed. Please visit Jeff's other petition site @

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/save-jeff-wood-from-the-executioner

Jeff Wood is waiting to die on Texas Death Row with an execution date of August 21st, 2008. Jeff was charged under the Law of Parties, and was not the shooter in this crime. Jeff could not anticipate that a murder would occur.The actual shooter in this case has already been executed by the state of Texas.

There were several errors made in Jeff's trial . He did not receive a fair trial.

Jeff also have been diagnosed with mental illnesses dating back to his childhood.

For more information about Jeff's case, check out his website:

Jeff Wood - Innocent on Death Row | Do Not Kill in Our Name!!

E-mail the Texas Governor and the Board of Pardons and Paroles

Mailing Address

Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-2428

Delivery Address

Office of the Governor
State Insurance Building
1100 San Jacinto
Austin, Texas 78701

Telephone

Information and Referral Hotline: (800) 843-5789
[for Texas callers]

Citizen's Opinion Hotline: (800) 252-9600
[for Texas callers]

Information and Referral and Opinion Hotline: (512) 463-1782
[for Austin, Texas and out-of-state callers]

Office of the Governor Main Switchboard: (512) 463-2000
[office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST]

Citizen's Assistance Telecommunications Device
If you are using a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD), call 711 to reach Relay Texas

Office of the Governor Fax: (512) 463-1849

Please help us stop the insanity of state sanctioned murder!! Contact Governor Rick Perry and the Board of Pardons and Parole.

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
General Counsel's Office
8610 Shoal Creek Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78758

Phone (512) 406-5852
Fax (512) 467-0945

Mailing Address

Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-2428

Delivery Address

Office of the Governor
State Insurance Building
1100 San Jacinto
Austin, Texas 78701

Telephone

Information and Referral Hotline: (800) 843-5789
[for Texas callers]

Citizen's Opinion Hotline: (800) 252-9600
[for Texas callers]

Information and Referral and Opinion Hotline: (512) 463-1782
[for Austin, Texas and out-of-state callers]

Office of the Governor Main Switchboard: (512) 463-2000
[office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST]

Citizen's Assistance Telecommunications Device
If you are using a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD), call 711 to reach Relay Texas

Office of the Governor Fax: (512) 463-1849

Please help us stop the insanity of state sanctioned murder!! Contact Governor Rick Perry and the Board of Pardons and Parole.

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
General Counsel's Office
8610 Shoal Creek Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78758

Phone (512) 406-5852
Fax (512) 467-0945

Jeff Wood is sitting on Death Row in Texas charged with Capital Murder under the Law of Parties. Jeff never actually killed anyone, nor did he conspire to kill anyone.

There were several mistakes made during Jeff's trial that erred in the jury coming to a sentence of death.

Jeff has several mental illnesses that have been diganosed by doctors.

We ask that you please commute Jeff's sentence based on these facts, and save him from death.

signature
goal: 5,000

2,467
signatures!

50 log in or sign up to start earning Butterfly Credits today!

learn more »

Already a Care2 member? log in

We signed the "SAVE JEFF WOOD FROM THE TEXAS EXECUTIONER!!" petition!

# 2,467:

12:15 pm PDT, Aug 12, Kim Barrett, Texas
I believe after reading the case summary that to put this man to death by lethal injection would be wrong. The law of parties is an unjust law that needs to be seriously looked at by our State Represantatives. More publicity needs to be put out there about the law and the people that either await execution or are in prison for capital murder due to it.

# 2,466:

10:53 am PDT, Aug 12, Karri O'Hara, Texas

# 2,465:

10:36 am PDT, Aug 12, Leah Hesla, Texas

# 2,464:

9:41 am PDT, Aug 12, Bella Marie Fell, Texas
I have known Jeff Wood, and his family since we were sophomores attending Devine High School together after he was transfered to my school. Like many students he struggled to find his place in the grand scheme of things that we call life. Perhaps he did not always choose the correct path. Growing up is tough, and not everyone is given the tools and skills that are necessary to "fit in" in our society. Jeff had it harder than most in some respects, and he made some poor choices; however, he is no killer, and should not be put to death. The Texas Penal Justice System should focus on rehabilitation, on teaching the increasing number of incarcerated youths the value of life, of right living, not reinforcing the old adage that "might makes right" through court sanctioned murder.

# 2,463:

9:20 am PDT, Aug 12, Takuji Soyama, Japan

# 2,462:

8:26 am PDT, Aug 12, LINDA TAYLOR, United Kingdom
Please spare this man , he did not kill anyone , He should not die .We are all responsible for our own actions, if you kill this man you have innocent blood on your hands and soul .Please spare an innocent man

# 2,461:

5:24 am PDT, Aug 12, Name not displayed, Italy
STOP! The Death Penalty is cruel, DON'T KILL.

# 2,460:

4:30 am PDT, Aug 12, Stefanie Schneidereit, Germany
We are not God

# 2,459:

1:01 am PDT, Aug 12, Warren Curry, New Zealand
please DO NOT MURDER Jeff Wood as it is wrong and very very cruel...he had no control over the outcome in this case

# 2,458:

10:28 pm PDT, Aug 11, Marc Pessin, New York

# 2,457:

9:54 pm PDT, Aug 11, Kelley Sivits, Kansas

# 2,456:

9:46 pm PDT, Aug 11, Sandra Bowyer, Texas
I would ask you to reconsider giving the death penalty to someone who did not kill anyone. If the ABC news article is true, it states that it was his room mate who did the killing, and Jeff only ran in when he heard something going on. Which one of us wouldn't have run in and been scared to death if our room mate had done that? I am so sorry that he was involved, yet can't believe that Texas would give the death penalty to someone who didn't even murder anyone!? Thanks for allowing me to give my opinion.

# 2,455:

8:08 pm PDT, Aug 11, Name not displayed, New York

# 2,454:

7:10 pm PDT, Aug 11, Mickey Edmondson, Texas
Regardless That Jeff was diagnosed with a metal illnesses dating back to his childhood, it is wrong to execute him for something that he had no control of.

# 2,453:

5:24 pm PDT, Aug 11, Meghann Kenney, Maine
Killing is wrong it doesnt matter who does it, and capital punishment is premeditated murder

# 2,452:

4:06 pm PDT, Aug 11, Robin Medeiros, Rhode Island

# 2,451:

3:51 pm PDT, Aug 11, Nichola Buckley, United Kingdom
a life for a life? maybe.maybe not. but a life for being there?...... simply not right.

# 2,450:

3:38 pm PDT, Aug 11, Arthur Paine, Texas

# 2,449:

2:46 pm PDT, Aug 11, Antonella Jori, Italy

# 2,448:

2:23 pm PDT, Aug 11, Jennifer O'Brien, United Kingdom
Yet another cycle of anger and retaliation continues with yet another Capital murder.

# 2,447:

1:35 pm PDT, Aug 11, Wayne Blasingame, Texas
I do not believe Jeff was in anyway aware of the end result of this tragic crime. I beleive in the death penalty for those involved who are mentally aware of what is happening. This was not the case with Jeff.

# 2,446:

1:11 pm PDT, Aug 11, Justin Roof, Indiana

# 2,445:

1:02 pm PDT, Aug 11, Name not displayed, West Virginia
Until I read about Jeff Wood I would never have dreamed that a law like this existed in the United States. Executing someone who did NOT kill the person? Executing someone who was not in the room when the murder was committed, presumably with no knowledge that it was taking place? How barbaric. I'm chilled that a law like this exists in this day and age. I believe in the death penalty but this case crosses the line for me.

# 2,444:

10:48 am PDT, Aug 11, Amber Martin, Texas
The Death sentence should be for those who actually shot the gun.. I know that this gentleman was there at the time of the murder, but he did not pull the trigger.

# 2,443:

10:35 am PDT, Aug 11, Deirdre O'Reilly, United Kingdom
It would be an extreme injustice if this man were to be executed--the reputation of the state of Texas would be badly tarnished.

# 2,442:

10:16 am PDT, Aug 11, Kathleen Beasom, North Carolina

# 2,441:

9:35 am PDT, Aug 11, Alison Dieter, Texas
The Law of Parties is an abomination. Jeff Wood did not "anticipate" a murder or anything else. His low IQ does not enable him to plan ahead, only to follow the directions of others.

# 2,440:

8:58 am PDT, Aug 11, Elizabeth Lee, Massachusetts

# 2,439:

8:13 am PDT, Aug 11, Michael Ashkin, New York

# 2,438:

6:33 am PDT, Aug 11, Bri Edwards, United Kingdom
This insanity must stop, murder is murder and we must stop it now!!

# 2,437:

5:29 am PDT, Aug 11, Roberto Fiorini, Italy

# 2,436:

3:03 am PDT, Aug 11, Nattie Milla, California

# 2,435:

12:13 am PDT, Aug 11, Sabrina R. I. Giammattei, Italy
5� Comandamento: NON UCCIDERE

# 2,434:

10:11 pm PDT, Aug 10, Name not displayed, Missouri
it only seems right that the man that commited the crime was executed. Whyis this man being killed because of action of another. That makes no sense at all. it is always guilt by association. the Laws should not be the same. he gets the death penalty and you have child killers and molestors rapist out here that only get 4 to 5 years on a sentence why cant you keep this man alive he did not pull the trigger he was just with the man that did. Doesnt make him guilty.

# 2,433:

9:05 pm PDT, Aug 10, Name not displayed, Indiana

# 2,432:

8:38 pm PDT, Aug 10, Carol Haggard, Texas
Please halt the execution the Jeff Wood. He is not a murderer and a prison sentence is much more just. He didn't kill anyone and doesn't deserve to die for someone else's crime.

# 2,431:

8:17 pm PDT, Aug 10, Name not displayed, California
If he is innocent, granting him clemency offers he and his friends and family the time they need to "prove" his innocence - and that is something the innocent should never have to do, yet it is something that has nearly become commonplace these days. The time has come to change and Jeff Wood, and his loving family, need that time. Please grant clemency to Jeff Wood, and to his family. His death only causes more sorrow in the world and frees him from it.

# 2,430:

5:44 pm PDT, Aug 10, Erik Helgesen, Minnesota

# 2,429:

5:36 pm PDT, Aug 10, Nicholas Collins, Texas
I have read that evidence used against Reneau in his trial, presented by the witness Nadia Mireles, which implied that Wood instructed Reneau not to bring a gun, and was unaware that Reneau did, was barred from being displayed at Wood's trial. Also there are many claims that Wood was not mentally competent to stand trial and that he was effectively undefended during his trial (though at his own desire). I am not a lawyer but this all seems to me to be very strange and unjust.

# 2,428:

5:07 pm PDT, Aug 10, Philip Koch, Maryland
No more executions!

# 2,427:

2:30 pm PDT, Aug 10, Sarah Kummeth, Germany

# 2,426:

2:25 pm PDT, Aug 10, Name not displayed, Italy
Give him a chance to become a new man.

# 2,425:

12:48 pm PDT, Aug 10, Name not displayed, Illinois

# 2,424:

12:20 pm PDT, Aug 10, Meredith Keith, Texas

# 2,423:

12:00 pm PDT, Aug 10, Arja Tuurala, Finland

# 2,422:

11:18 am PDT, Aug 10, Not Mentioned, California
How can you execute ? Does nobody even consider the lost of the family from Jeff ? He's also a son or grand child or brother or uncle !! People should not kill but how can you execute somebody and say this isn't murder ? You should be a shame of yourself !! What if it's your kid Gov. Perry and he makes a mistake ? Would you also decide this easy to give him the Death Penalty ?

# 2,421:

11:08 am PDT, Aug 10, Ali Ansari, Texas

# 2,420:

10:45 am PDT, Aug 10, P Dulley, United Kingdom
Irrespective of the extent that Jeff was involved in this crime - no-one and i mean NO-ONE has the right to take the life of another - such a role falls to God and only GOD!

# 2,419:

8:42 am PDT, Aug 10, Robert Gartner, Texas
The Law of Parties application is insane. Anyone convicted of it should receive a new trial. I am opposed as well to the death penalty.

# 2,418:

8:17 am PDT, Aug 10, Ingrid Pollard, Texas
I believe that everybody is accountable for their own actions. To be sentenced to death for a crime committed by someone else, to me, seems the complete opposite of justice. Jeff Wood did actively involve himself in this robbery, and should be punished accordingly. However, he did not personally commit a crime that warrants the death penalty. The Law of Parties is in my opinion one of the most unjust laws that exists today and needs to be abolished.

# 2,417:

4:12 am PDT, Aug 10, George Hill, United Kingdom
The Death Penalty is cruel. There must be an alternative to killing and violence.

# 2,416:

3:44 am PDT, Aug 10, Fulvio Testa, Italy
it's too simple choose the way of the penality of death to punish the people who have done mistakes and to solve the problems connected to disadvantages and social injustices, in which they have to live. Jeff Wood must be safed!

# 2,415:

10:30 pm PDT, Aug 9, Philip Stein, New York
Dear Governor Perry, May I personally urge you to do all in your power to save Jeff Wood from being executed in the great State of Texas and not further stain its reputation of Texas with another dreadful act of snuffing out a human life. Most respectfully yours, Phiip Stein

# 2,414:

10:26 pm PDT, Aug 9, Jordan Harris, Texas

# 2,413:

10:23 pm PDT, Aug 9, Sharon Johnson, Texas
Governor Perry: Please consider duplicating the courageous actions of the former, Illinois/New Jersey, governors. Thank you

# 2,412:

9:00 pm PDT, Aug 9, Toni Sevchuk, California
Please do not kill in my name!

# 2,411:

8:58 pm PDT, Aug 9, Name not displayed, Iowa

# 2,410:

7:19 pm PDT, Aug 9, Cynthia Moore, Texas
Cindy Moore

# 2,409:

7:09 pm PDT, Aug 9, Texas Prisoners Network Support, Texas
The Law of Party should not apply to the Death Penalty. Therefore, Jeff Wood should not be executed since he did not murder anyone. Linda Gonzales, TPNS Community Director Austin, Texas Register Voter

# 2,408:

5:23 pm PDT, Aug 9, Susan Bruinooge, Japan
I ask that you please spare the life of Jeff Wood who does not deserve to die.

# 2,407:

4:56 pm PDT, Aug 9, Kathryn Curry, Texas

# 2,406:

11:42 am PDT, Aug 9, Name not displayed, United Kingdom

# 2,405:

11:22 am PDT, Aug 9, Carolyn Carl, Oregon
Please grant clemency to Jeff Wood. It would be a gross miscarriage of justice to execute a man who DID NOT commit the murder and was FORCED to participate against his will as an unknowing accomplice, not fully comprehending what might transpire--guilt by forced association. Jeff has ALREADY served more than enough time on Death Row for his involvement in this crime and should be set free. Please carefully review and consider the extenuating circumstances in Jeff's case, along with the facts about his personal history, and grant him clemency.

# 2,404:

10:58 am PDT, Aug 9, Mary Ratcliff, California

# 2,403:

10:44 am PDT, Aug 9, Timothy Lunceford, New York
This exucution is immoral. Jeff Woods was not involved in this murder and Texas has a mar on its record for killing innocents. Jeff Woods should be allowed to live. There is no reason to kill him.

# 2,402:

9:39 am PDT, Aug 9, Name not displayed, New York

# 2,401:

6:55 am PDT, Aug 9, Rebecca Gonzalez, Texas

View Signatures:
|<
<
2,467
2,400
2,350
2,300
2,250
...
250
200
150
100
50
>
>|