Letter to Devon Anderson 2

Time for another letter to the D.A.! As always, please feel free to copy this one, write your own, or just print out one of the flyers to your right and send that in. 

The Honorable Devon Anderson

1201 Franklin St

Suite 600

Houston, Tx 77002-1923

Ma,am

I’m writing today about the case of Carlos Coy, case #908426.

Once again, I am requesting an investigation into his case. The crime has was convicted of was unspeakable; the gut feelings most people have, when they hear an accusation like the one leveled against him, are disgust and condemnation. As a mother, I understand that.

But because I am a mother, I cannot accept that my son could one day be sentenced for a similar crime on similar evidence. There was no smoking gun, no reasonable proof of guilt. There were accusations, apparently refined by an organization known for gathering evidence for police instead of conducting unbiased medical exams. There was testimony that changed from day to day, just never in front of the jury. There were expert opinions based on feeling, based on presumption, but never a shred of physical evidence.

As a citizen, I would like to regain the faith I once had in our justice system; I want very much to trust the judgment of the courts. I want to believe that if, God forbid, someone I loved was brought to trial for a crime they did not commit they would receive a fair hearing; that they would be presumed innocent.

Coy was not given that benefit. The prosecutors labeled the complainant as a victim from the opening moments of the trial, before it had ever been established that an assault had occurred. The judge said nothing when the prosecution’s witnesses gave testimony to the court, then change it when it was presented to the jury.

Please, take a closer look at a case that means so much to so many of your citizens. Give us justice.

Me, my address, etc.