Rodney Reed is Innocent - Free Him Now!
Bastrop County (TX) DA Bryan Goertz

UPDATED Nov 15, 2019: Today the Texas Parole Board denied a recommendation of clemency and at the same time recommended that Governor Abbott grant at 120 day reprieve that Reed's attorneys had requested in or to pursue various new evidence of innocence. A short time later, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay and sent the case back to the trial court. This is a solid situation and it certainly means the case gets to continue and Rodney Reed will NOT be executed on November 20, 2019. This petition will remain open for the time being. Please sign and share - names added now will be held for the next action where citizen engagement may be useful.
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Read the Innocence Project's letter to Texas Governor Abbott, here.
The State’s entire case against Rodney Reed has been demolished. The timeline is wrong, all the expert witnesses recanted their testimony, and some of the most respected forensic pathologists in the world concur that the prosecution’s theory is impossible. The State’s case doesn’t make sense because Rodney is innocent.
To:
Bastrop County (TX) DA Bryan Goertz
From:
[Your Name]
Bastrop County DA Bryan Goertz - You have actively opposed Reed’s efforts to prove his innocence for years. Please stop opposing Reed's legal efforts to get at the truth. If you really have nothing to hide, then it’s time to get out of the way. We DEMAND:
(1) Do not seek another execution date;
(2) Test ALL the evidence;
(3) Initiate a new, fair trial free of racial bias and false forensics.
Rodney Reed should have an opportunity to fully prove his innocence in a courtroom. You have the power to make that happen. Please use it now.