Last Minute Witness?
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Supporters of former gang leader and convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams made a last-minute pitch to save his life Sunday, saying they had a new witness, while prosecutors asked the California Supreme Court to allow his execution to go forward as scheduled early Tuesday.
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Brault wrote to the court that Williams' request for a stay of execution "is without merit and is manifestly designed for delay."
Her brief came hours after a lawyer for Williams urged the court to stop the execution on the grounds that Williams should have been allowed to argue at his 1981 trial that someone else killed one of his four alleged victims....
On Sunday, Williams' supporters made a last-minute pitch to the governor, saying that a man who could help prove Williams' innocence had come forward. The man's statements were sent to Schwarzenegger's office, where the staff said he wouldn't announce his decision on the clemency request before Monday.
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