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To: President Obama, California Governor Jerry Brown,Attorney
General,District Attorney : Familes with children,teens or young adults
who lives were stolen.

We,
the friends, family and supporters of Christy Phillips, an innocent
woman serving Life Without The Possibility of Parole (LWOP), are
requesting that Governor Jerry Brown review the merits of her case as it
is riddled with numerous Constitutional and Miranda rights violations.
28 year old Christy is entering her 13th year of LWOP which she unjustly
received in 2002 at the age of 16 for the murder of an elder woman in
San Bernardino, California.  

The conviction was solely based on a coerced false videotaped confession illegally obtained by authorities. The false confession was the only “evidence” the prosecution had.
There was no physical evidence, forensics or DNA linking Christy to the crime.

There
were partial fingerprints discovered at crime scene that did not match
Christy's but this information was not divulged to the jury.

There was evidence found at crime scene that was never tested for DNA or submitted into evidence.
There was a person at the scene of the crime who was never charged.
Christy
received ineffective counsel due to her public defender not raising the
issue of the violation of her Miranda Rights which would have required
the suppression of the coerced false videotaped confession that was
illegally obtained by authorities.

Christy was denied the right to have a parent or legal counsel present during her interrogation.

It
is also important to note that Christy was 15 years old at the time of
questioning by officers and was suffering from mental disabilities.
During
jury instructions, Juror #2, stated that she was good friends with one
of the officers who was involved in Christy's case and slated to testify
in her trial. The officer and other detectives involved in the case
were members of Juror #2's church. This juror should have been dismissed
due to conflict of interest. 
The gravity of the legal
violations raised in this petition can no longer be ignored. Christy's
case warrants serious review. After 13 years of being locked up for a
crime she did not commit, it is time that Christy receive justice.
We are requesting she receive clemency or immediate parole.

Sincerely, Family, Friends and Supporters
  by Marion Fulmore-Crawford

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