This afternoon I spoke with Ms. Nelson’s attorney, David Savoy, and with her aunt, Loretta Williams.
There are a few things we can do to help.
Ms. Williams sent me a direct link to a petition that you can sign:
I know, I know, you’re skeptical about online petitions. Please do it anyway.
The second is you can contact the Cobb Superior Court and ask for leniency. I am waiting for the name of the judge. In the meantime, address your correspondence to the Clerk of Courts. HERE’S THE CATCH: you cannot pussyfoot around about this. This is urgent and must be done immediately. Sentencing is Tuesday.Â
The third is you can go to the sentencing on Tuesday and help fill that courtroom. If you can’t go, maybe you can pass this along and someone you know can.
Fourth, there will be an appeal. Appeals are expensive. A legal defense fund is being set up. It will be tied up all nice and neat tomorrow, and I will pass along the information when I have it. $2 will help. $200 will help. You will be able to drop off any amount, at any time, at any Chase Bank branch. Mr. Savoy is in no way involved in her legal defense fund.
Tomorrow there will be a press conference at 11:30 in Glover Park at the Marietta Square. I believe it will be aired on WAOK (1380 AM).
I will post more information as I have it.
It is important to note that I do not speak for Ms. Nelson, her family, or her attorney. I do not know these people, but I know injustice when I see it.
Thank you for helping me help them. I appreciate it.
And now please pass this along.
Just like a Slattery 
I ‘m there.
Thank you, Amanda. This whole thing is just awful.
Signed. I will be half a country away on Tuesday, but my I’m ready to put my checkbook where my mouth is when you have the donation info.
Thank you, Jillian. I appreciate it. I have fired off a letter to the editor. I might fire off more.
I’ve been following this on the Reason blog and The Agitator. It’s an incredible thing, what’s happened to our legal system (it’s NOT a justice system).
No, it sho’ ain’t.
Could you give me those links, please?
Sorry for the delay, I didn’t check the option to receive follow-up comments…
Here is a mention at the agitator (there was another post on the subject earlier).
That link contains a link to Radley’s HuffPo piece.
Thanks. I appreciate the links. You read things that interest me.
It kills me that so many people held up the acquittal of Casey Anthony as proof our justice system doesn’t work, when in that case, it actually worked just as it’s supposed to. THIS case is evidence of a broken system.
Man, I don’t know what on earth happened with my ID/login there.
Isn’t it though?
I’ve signed and commented on your petition. I can’t send a whole lotta dollars but I can send a few.