My name is Emily O'Halloran. I am writing to you with a very important case.

I am part of a broad coalition of active supporters fighting for justice for Robert Will, who is an innocent man on Death Row.

He is at a critical time in his appeals and whilst he has just received an evidentiary hearing, which the judge has not yet ruled on, we are trying to get greater media support so people can become aware of this gross injustice. Rob's case is very similar to Troy Davis's.

I am reaching out to you in the hope that Rob's case can get wider visibility through media avenues. If you or anyone you know is interested in a story like this I would be more than grateful, as would Rob.

We are a very organized group that has been successful on many levels:

· Robert has just been granted an evidentiary hearing by the courts

· Broad international organization

· Increase in number of supporters

· Organizing prison visits

· Up to date website and social media (also in French and German)

Robert’s achievements since being incarcerated:

· He was one of the founding members of D.R.I.V.E. the Death Row Inner-communalist Vanguard Engagement, a movement formed to improve the conditions for Death Row prisoners and work on broader prison reforms and social issues by working hand in hand with outside Human Rights and Civil Rights groups and by engaging in non-violent protest inside the prison walls

· Become a Certified Yoga Instructor whilst on Death Row and teaches fellow inmates the physical and psychological benefits of both Yoga and meditation.

· He has organized poetry reading and review sessions and taught illiterate inmates to read and write.

· More recently Robert has been studying for a university Degree via a Louisiana State University correspondence program. He is only the second person who has ever attempted to study for a degree whilst on Texas Death Row.

All Death Row prisoners at the Polunsky Unit are locked, alone, in their cells for 22 hours a day. Robert has achieved all the previously stated accomplishments through his locked cell door, which was no easy task and shows his determination and desire to help others and improve the lives of his fellow prisoners.

Details of Robert Will’s case of innocence

· Forensic Evidence- Found non conclusive with Rob Wills being the shooter

· Ballistic Evidence- Found non conclusive with Rob Wills being the shooter

· Rob Wills was handcuffed when the Police Officer was shot and radio logs confirm this fact.

· Witnesses were threatened, beaten and coerced to not testify on Roberts behalf.

· Chuck Rosenthal, the Harris County District Attorney who personally prosecuted Robert Will, was forced to resign on February 15th, 2008 following the discovery of racist, sexist, pornographic and political material and emails on his County office computer.

· Alan Michael Rosario who actually was the shooter of the police officer was never charged with capital murder. He received a lesser sentence, due to corruption and the fact that his Father was a police officer.

· Jury Impartiality- Several motions were made during Robert’s trial by defense attorneys and Robert expressed concerns, on several occasions, regarding the amount of uniformed police officers that was present at his trial on a daily basis.

· Ineffective & Incompetent Trial and Appeals Counsel-The state writs of habeas corpus filed by Roberts state habeas appeal counsel Leslie Ribnik on Robert's behalf did not include any additional information or claims of innocence. It centered mainly on just one single technical challenge to Texas law and made no direct mention of Robert. In fact Robert's writ was a word for word identical copy of the writ Ribnik had submitted for Angel Maturino Resendiz, the train hopping "Railroad Serial Killer". Both writs failed to mention Resendiz or Will by name or refer to their trials and listed incorrect conviction dates for both men, as well as sharing a capitalization error on page 17. Ribnik has since been removed from the state approved list of habeas attorneys because of what one legal scholar called Ribnik's “abdication of duty, worse than no representation at all” and he no longer represents Robert.

We as a nation cannot stand idly by while our men and women on Death Row are being systematically killed.

I ask you as a person who is in a position to shed light on Robert's plight to please go to his websites and read for yourself this incredible mans story.

Rob needs to be in this world. Rob's innocence must be recognized and his life must be spared.

Justice must be served.

http://www.freerobwill.org - Robert Wills website

http://drivemovement.org - D.R.I.V.E. Movement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gWFquRqpsc&feature=player_embedded - Interview with Robert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky52uaq8gfA - Use of Force video of Robert being gassed with chemical riot gas whilst protesting the conditions of Death Row as well as upcoming executions of fellow Death Row inmates.

I thank you for your time,

I hope together we can bring about change for the betterment of all human beings...

With Peace,

Emily O'Halloran

323.798.4006

emilysomersetohalloran@gmail.com