Thursday, May 21, 2009

John Eley






Scheduled Execution Date; July 26, 2012 / Sentence Commuted

John Eley  


DOB: 2/4/49

County; Mahoning

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Reasons in support of clemency were:

Prominent individuals connected to the case are supporting clemency for Mr. Eley because they no longer feel his case necessitates his execution. These individuals include:
  • Gary Van Brocklin, the prosecuting attorney who tried the case.
  • The Hon. Peter Economus, one of the three judges who sentenced Mr. Eley to death.
  • Retired detective Joseph Fajack, the lead investigator on the case who secured Mr. Eley’s confession.
  • Guy Trammel, a probation officer familiar with Mr. Eley who prepared the presentencing report.
Three parole board members recommended clemency based on the following facts:
  • The prosecuting attorney supports clemency.
  • Mr. Eley was influenced to commit the crime by his accomplice.
  • Mr. Eley exhibits extremely low intellectual functioning.
  • Mr. Eley was offered a plea bargain.
  • Mr. Eley’s crime is not the "worst of the worse."
More info;

Additional case information is here;
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/JEleyPR.pdf
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Eley Clemency Press Release ___________________________________________________________

(Should not be considered all inclusive.)

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You will need this number to find him within the email program;
A198441

Please note;
JPay Email Option
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has begun using an innovative electronic mail system. To be clear, this program does NOT provide inmates with direct email access. Rather, it allows those who wish to correspond with an inmate to enter into a subscription through a third-party website, at a cost, and that company will serve as the vehicle to manage emails. These emails should not be considered confidential.

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