just hours before his midnight execution on february 10th, 2004, kevin cooper was strip searched and dressed for the death chamber. but cooper steadfastly refused to assist in his own execution. defiantly, he had begun a hunger strike the week before. they say death row! we say hell no! as midnight approached, a crowd of several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the prison walls. we say hell no! lawyers were going to attend, family members were going to attend the execution. finally the family was going to have justice. with just hours to go, a frenzied back and forth was erupting in the courts. a three-judge panel of the ninth circuit court of appeals issued an opinion denying a stay of kevin s execution.
poured somebody else s blood into it after they poured blood to a-41 and the t-shirt. much like when teenagers drink their parents alcohol in order to conceal that, they have to fill the bottle back up with something else. cooper and his team eventually brought their claims of blood tampering to judge marilyn hough requesting that daniel gregonas be called to testify but as in previous petitions, judge hough denied all of their requests. after more than 20 years on death row and numerous failed appeals, the course now set kevin cooper s execution date for february 10th, 2004. by this time, news of the controversy surrounding kevin s case had become widespread.
after more than 20 years on death row and numerous failed appeals, the court now set kevin cooper s execution date for february 10th, 2004. by this time, news of the controversy surrounding kevin s case had become widespread. people started not only seeing the evidence and learning about the evidence but they decided they wanted to expose the truth. save kevin cooper! save kevin cooper! no fact will change kevin cooper s group years, they re being spoon fed this story that doesn t hold up. and the kevin cooper legal team knew how to play that. you had those opposed to the death penalty saying this execution should be stayed, he s an innocent man. he wants to bring closure to the victims families. he doesn t want to bring them
types indicating without any doubt that additional blood from another person had been poured into the cooper s vile. the likelihood is that they poured somebody else s blood into it after they poured blood on to a-41 and the t-shirt. much like when teenagers drink their parents alcohol in order to conceal that, they have to fill the bottle back up with something else. cooper and his team eventually brought their claims of blood tampering to judge marilyn hough requesting that daniel gregonas be called to testify but as in previous petitions, judge hough denied all of their requests. after more than 20 years on death row and numerous failed appeals, the course now set execution date for february 10th, 2004. by this time, news of the