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Anthony's Petition: Congresswoman lets Anthony down

Charles Anthony Nealy (known as Anthony) is sitting on death row in Texas for a crime he didn't commit. This site aims to provide information regarding his case that proves he has been poorly represented and keep you up to date with his case.

All Anthony is asking for is a retrial so he can fairly put his side of the argument across - nothing more, nothing less.

Anthony’s petition raised 765 signatures; supporters from the USA, UK, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands and many other countries respectfully requested Anthony’s congressional representative to assist him. However, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson clearly felt that the case of an innocent man on death row, within her own state, was of no significance or relevance to her. She wrote to Anthony’s supporters:

Thank you for your correspondence dated February 24th 2004. I appreciate your confidence in me: however, I must inform you that the issue you have requested assistance on is out of my jurisdiction.

It is my hope that the attorney assigned to the case will work on Mr Nealy’s behalf.

Sincerely

Eddie Bernice Johnson

Member Of Congress (30th District, Texas).

Obviously Ms Johnson is a very busy woman. We are sure that she has many luxurious political dinners to attend. All of that networking and back-scratching must mean that she has no time whatsoever to spend on writing a few lines, or making a few phone calls to even CHECK that Anthony is receiving fair legal representation.

The strength of Anthony’s case is breath-taking and clearly requires further investigation. Let’s hope that at the next Congressional elections in Dallas, the general public will vote for someone who is willing to spend time and energy in truly helping his / her constituents.

In the meantime, Anthony would like to thank everyone who signed his petition and who cares about his case. If you would like to do something pro-active to help Anthony’s case, we recommend that you write to one of the following:

  • John Nation: Anthony’s state-appointed lawyer. Please request that Mr Nation pays Anthony’s case urgent attention. State that you know that Anthony has a very strong case and that it would be in his interest to focus time and effort in helping Anthony (write to: John Nation, 5630 Yale Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75206 USA)
  • Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson: Remind her of the recent petition that was sent to her. Tell her that many international human rights organisations are convinced of Anthony’s innocence and that, as Anthony’s congressional representative, she should write to him and also visit him in order to demonstrate both to US citizens and to the international community that she takes the issue of human rights seriously (write to: 2501 Cedar Springs Rd Ste 550, Dallas, Texas, 75201, USA)
  • Amnesty International: Request that they visit Anthony’s website and consider the weight of evidence which indicates that Anthony has been wrongly convicted. Write to: Amnesty International USA, 5 Penn Plaza - 14th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA)

NB you can still sign Anthony’s petition though! Click here to sign

 

Useful links and downloads:

The CAN (Charles Anthony Nealy) Network of Friends

Case for retrial

Summary and full report of Abuses and Neglect of Charles Anthony Nealy (Word format 90k)

Anthony's Life

Anthony on the Death Penalty

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Letters

Lifelines

Letter from Christina - Anthony's pen friend

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