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  • Williams' Lawyer Appeals to Supreme Court (challenging validity of convictions and death sentence)

    12/11/2005 9:56:28 AM PST · by calcowgirl · 27 replies · 743+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | December 11, 2005 | Henry Weinstein
    An attorney for four-time convicted murderer Stanley Tookie Williams, who is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday at San Quentin State Prison, filed an emergency request Saturday night with the state Supreme Court for a stay of execution. (snip) Williams has consistently denied he committed the murders, although he has apologized for his role as a co-founder of the Crips, a gang considered responsible for numerous murders in Los Angeles and beyond. Williams' convictions have been upheld by the California Supreme Court, a federal district court judge in Los Angeles, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the...