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90_SR0260
LRB9013621RCpc
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Willie Enoch has been convicted of murder and is
3 scheduled to be executed on November 18, 1998; and
4 WHEREAS, Important questions have arisen concerning the
5 evidence in the case; and
6 WHEREAS, Individuals who have been on death row for years
7 have been released from prison after evidence has shown that
8 they are innocent of the crimes for which they have been
9 convicted; and
10 WHEREAS, Section 12 of Article V of the Illinois
11 Constitution authorizes the Governor the power to grant
12 reprieves for State criminal offenses; and
13 WHEREAS, The Governor's action in this matter is the last
14 avenue of preventing the execution of Willie Enoch;
15 therefore, be it
16 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
17 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge Governor Jim Edgar to
18 grant a temporary reprieve from execution for Willie Enoch;
19 and be it further
20 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to
21 the Honorable Jim Edgar, Governor of Illinois.