DECLARATION OF LIFE
I, the undersigned, being of sound
and disposing mind and memory, do herby in the presence of witnesses make this
Declaration of Life.
1.
I believe
that the killing of one human being by another is morally wrong.
2.
I am opposed
to capital punishment on any grounds whatsoever.
3.
I believe
it is morally wrong for any state or other governmental entity to take the life
of a human being by way of capital punishment for any reason.
4.
I believe
that capital punishment is not a deterrent to crime and serves only the purpose
of revenge.
THEREFORE, I hereby declare that should I die as a
result of a violent crime, I request that the person or persons found guilty of
homicide for my killing not be subject to or put in jeopardy of the death penalty
under any circumstances, no matter how heinous their crime or how much I may
have suffered. The death penalty would
only increase my suffering.
I believe it is morally wrong for my
death to be the reason for the killing of another human being.
I request that the Prosecutor or District
Attorney having the jurisdiction of the person or persons alleged to have
committed my homicide not file or prosecute an action for capital punishment as
a result of my homicide.
I request that this Declaration be made
admissible in any trial of any person charged with my homicide and read and
delivered to the jury.
I request the Court to allow this
Declaration to be admissible as a statement of the victim at the sentencing of
the person or persons charged and convicted of my homicide; and, to pass
sentence in accordance with my wishes.
I request that the Governor or other
executive officer(s) grant pardon, clemency or take whatever action is
necessary to stay and prohibit the carrying out of the execution of any person or
persons found guilty of my homicide.
This Declaration is not meant to be, and
should not be taken as, a statement that the person or persons who have
committed my homicide should go unpunished.
I request that my family and friends take
whatever actions are necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this
Declaration; and, I further request them to take no action contrary to this
Declaration.
During my life, I want to feel confident
that under no circumstances whatsoever will my death result in the capital
punishment of another human being.
I request that, should I die under the
circumstances as set forth in this Declaration and the death penalty is
requested, my family, friends and personal representative deliver copies of
this Declaration as follows: to the Prosecutor or District Attorney having
jurisdiction over the person or persons charged with my homicide; to the
attorney representing the person or persons charged with my homicide; to the
judge presiding over the case involving my homicide; for recording, to the
Recorder of the County in which my homicide took place and to the Recorder of
the County in which the person or persons charged with my homicide are to be
tried; to all newspapers, radio and television stations of general circulation
in the County in which my homicide took place and the County in which the
person or persons charged with my homicide are to be tried; and, to any other
person, persons or entities my family, friends or personal representative deem
appropriate in order to carry out my wishes as set forth herein.
I affirm under the pains and penalties
for perjury that the above Declaration of Life is true.