“THE WRONGFUL CONVICTION OF WILLIAM EARL SWEET"
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We are going to cover the miscarriage of Justice carried out in the case of William Earl Sweet who's was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death for the June 27,1990 armed burglary of Ms. Marcene Cofer's house where a single black male pushed through the door of her home located on 3rd and Market Steet, in Jacksonville, Florida, the shooter opened fire with a 38-caliber revolver killing Ms. Felicia Bryant, and wounding three other's. As you'll see through the evidence and testimony here, Mr. Sweet was misidentified. This early misidentification placed Mr. Sweet in the cross hairs of an overzealous prosecutor who got tunnel vision due to Mr. Sweet's prior history. You're going to see poor representation by Mr. Sweet's Court appointed counsel who never handled a capital death penalty case, and investigation tactics that amounted to no investigation at all!
For Mr. Sweet was misidentified and arrested on Thursday June 28,1990 at approximately 11:00, 30 hours after the crime. Mr. Sweet's house was searched. There was no weapon, blood splattered clothing, ski mask or anything tying Mr. sweet to the crime. There were no fingerprints, no hair, no blood or any physical evidence that placed Mr. Sweet at the home of Ms.Cofer. And as you will see here, the three witnesses who did testify that they see Mr. Sweet, or said Mr. Sweet confessed , all have recanted over the past three decades. We will discuss the testimony and recantations from this informant who got probation for his untruthful testimony, to the improper identification that led to Mr Sweet's wrongful conviction and sentence that has robbed this man of 32 years of his life.
As stated, earlier Mr Sweet was arrested on Thursday June 28,1990. His case was originally assigned to the Duval County Public Defender's, who early on filed a motion to be removed due to conflict. Thus, Mr Sweet was appointed Mr Charlie Adams an attorney who had never handled a capital case. Mr Adams during Mr Sweet's trial was also struggling with health problems. Which is documented in the appellate records. A second lawyer Mr Lindsey Moore was appointed to Mr Sweet's case 50 days before trail. Not only had Mr Moore never handled a capital case, Mr Moore was primary in federal civil litigation, and had never handled a trial, where a man's life literally hung in the balance of every decision Mr Moore would make. Mr Moore would later confess in a Court of law, that he was not competent nor qualified to do the work that Mr Adams and the Court had him doing. Mr Adams would also bring in a private investigator Mr Charles Abner who Mr Adams paid Mr Abner somewhere between $300 to $500 to investigate a capital murder case. The bare minimum and standard for such a case at that time would have ran between $5,000 and $6,000. So this combined with Mr Moore's testimony, speaks volume on the incompetent representation that stole over three decades of Mr Sweet's life.
Now in September of 2008 two death row inmates went to RMC for medical procedures. While over there in a holding cell waiting to see the doctor, another inmate began talking about Mr Sweet's case and how he knows that he's innocent, and he went on to say how it was his brother who pushed in the door of Ms. Cofer's house and opened fire. When the two inmates returned from RMC they sent Mr Sweet a note telling him about the inmate and the conversation that took place. Unfortunately, Mr Sweet's attorneys never pursued the lead and investigated it to its fullest extent. Here it is we've got a lead to not only prove Mr Sweet's innocence, but a lead that will take them to the real murderer whose possible DNA fingerprints etc will show up in Ms Cofer's home, but also the missing 38. caliber murder weapon. Yet to date, counsel has never pursued it. This is just more evidence of ineffective assistance of counsel, and more evidence showing a blatant miscarriage of Justice!!
When you combine this with the documents that's before, The Conviction Integrity Review Division of the State Attorney's Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Florida, that you can also view at: HERE there's no doubt that that the State of Florida has once again convicted and sentenced an innocent man to death.
I'm pleading for you to sign this petition and assist us in sending emails out on Mr Sweet's behalf to Ms Shelly Thibodeau Director of The Conviction Integrity Review Division of the State Attorney's Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida they are in charge of Mr Sweet's case, please plead with her to review these documents and personally meet with Mr Sweet and his counsel. For Mr Sweet not only has medical issues concerning his lungs, but glaucoma that's affecting his eyesight, he's also had to deal with the severe effects of solitary confinement for 32 years, wondering when he will die for a crime that he had no knowledge of. This miscarriage of Justice has gone on far too long. It's time we scream for Mr Sweet's full exoneration. I thank you for your time and assistance in pushing the State of Florida to do what they should have done 32 years ago, and that was, to release William Earl Sweet and pursue the man who pulled the trigger, that hot summer night of Wednesday June 27,1990 on 3rd and Market Street, in Jacksonville, Florida.
For more information please contact French Coalition Against the Death Penalty [email redacted]
My name is Bryan Sweet and I’m the nephew of William Sweet and I thank you all and really appreciate your help.
[email redacted]
For Mr. Sweet was misidentified and arrested on Thursday June 28,1990 at approximately 11:00, 30 hours after the crime. Mr. Sweet's house was searched. There was no weapon, blood splattered clothing, ski mask or anything tying Mr. sweet to the crime. There were no fingerprints, no hair, no blood or any physical evidence that placed Mr. Sweet at the home of Ms.Cofer. And as you will see here, the three witnesses who did testify that they see Mr. Sweet, or said Mr. Sweet confessed , all have recanted over the past three decades. We will discuss the testimony and recantations from this informant who got probation for his untruthful testimony, to the improper identification that led to Mr Sweet's wrongful conviction and sentence that has robbed this man of 32 years of his life.
As stated, earlier Mr Sweet was arrested on Thursday June 28,1990. His case was originally assigned to the Duval County Public Defender's, who early on filed a motion to be removed due to conflict. Thus, Mr Sweet was appointed Mr Charlie Adams an attorney who had never handled a capital case. Mr Adams during Mr Sweet's trial was also struggling with health problems. Which is documented in the appellate records. A second lawyer Mr Lindsey Moore was appointed to Mr Sweet's case 50 days before trail. Not only had Mr Moore never handled a capital case, Mr Moore was primary in federal civil litigation, and had never handled a trial, where a man's life literally hung in the balance of every decision Mr Moore would make. Mr Moore would later confess in a Court of law, that he was not competent nor qualified to do the work that Mr Adams and the Court had him doing. Mr Adams would also bring in a private investigator Mr Charles Abner who Mr Adams paid Mr Abner somewhere between $300 to $500 to investigate a capital murder case. The bare minimum and standard for such a case at that time would have ran between $5,000 and $6,000. So this combined with Mr Moore's testimony, speaks volume on the incompetent representation that stole over three decades of Mr Sweet's life.
Now in September of 2008 two death row inmates went to RMC for medical procedures. While over there in a holding cell waiting to see the doctor, another inmate began talking about Mr Sweet's case and how he knows that he's innocent, and he went on to say how it was his brother who pushed in the door of Ms. Cofer's house and opened fire. When the two inmates returned from RMC they sent Mr Sweet a note telling him about the inmate and the conversation that took place. Unfortunately, Mr Sweet's attorneys never pursued the lead and investigated it to its fullest extent. Here it is we've got a lead to not only prove Mr Sweet's innocence, but a lead that will take them to the real murderer whose possible DNA fingerprints etc will show up in Ms Cofer's home, but also the missing 38. caliber murder weapon. Yet to date, counsel has never pursued it. This is just more evidence of ineffective assistance of counsel, and more evidence showing a blatant miscarriage of Justice!!
When you combine this with the documents that's before, The Conviction Integrity Review Division of the State Attorney's Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit Florida, that you can also view at: HERE there's no doubt that that the State of Florida has once again convicted and sentenced an innocent man to death.
I'm pleading for you to sign this petition and assist us in sending emails out on Mr Sweet's behalf to Ms Shelly Thibodeau Director of The Conviction Integrity Review Division of the State Attorney's Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida they are in charge of Mr Sweet's case, please plead with her to review these documents and personally meet with Mr Sweet and his counsel. For Mr Sweet not only has medical issues concerning his lungs, but glaucoma that's affecting his eyesight, he's also had to deal with the severe effects of solitary confinement for 32 years, wondering when he will die for a crime that he had no knowledge of. This miscarriage of Justice has gone on far too long. It's time we scream for Mr Sweet's full exoneration. I thank you for your time and assistance in pushing the State of Florida to do what they should have done 32 years ago, and that was, to release William Earl Sweet and pursue the man who pulled the trigger, that hot summer night of Wednesday June 27,1990 on 3rd and Market Street, in Jacksonville, Florida.
For more information please contact French Coalition Against the Death Penalty [email redacted]
My name is Bryan Sweet and I’m the nephew of William Sweet and I thank you all and really appreciate your help.
[email redacted]
Organizer
Bryan Sweet
Organizer
Jacksonville, FL