Time for another letter to the governor; As always please feel free to copy this one, write your own, or just send one of the printable flyers on the right.
Greg
Abbot
Office of
the Governor
P.O. Box
12428
Austin,
Texas 78711-2428
Dear sir,
I’m writing today about
the case of Carlos Coy, 908426, out of Harris County.
As you may be aware,
Arizona recently exonerated Deborah Milke, who spent more than 20 years in
prison. Her exoneration hinged on an unrecorded confession, supposedly made a
police officer with a history of lying under oath and violating the rights of
individuals he interrogated. Ruling that not disclosing his history to the
defense constituted a Brady violation, the 9th circuit Court of
Appeals threw out Milke’s conviction.
Sir, the child that Coy
supposedly assaulted also gave a mysteriously unrecorded statement to an
officer of the Houston Police Department. Her mother’s official statement was
discarded that same day, equally mysteriously. Although the police had the
capability to record the outcry, and to transcribe the mother’s statement,
these things were not done until several days afterward.
The main prosecutor in
Coy’s case, Denise Oncken, has withheld potentially exculpatory information in
at least one documented case. This happened after Coy was convicted and was
discovered by the defense attorney who also, coincidentally, was the former
prosecutor that assisted Oncken in securing Coy’s conviction.
There are many things
about this case that I believe suggest Coy did not seek justice, but this is
one of the most glaring. Outcry interviews are so important, especially in
cases like this where there is no shred of physical evidence. Please, sir, we
ask that you recommend a new trial for Carlos Coy.
Me, my address, etc.
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