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To the editor:
On Saturday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m., some of the thousands of people concerned with the imminent execution of Joseph Giarratano, now scheduled for Feb. 22, are meeting at the State Capitol.
The purpose of the meeting is to petition Governor L. Douglas Wilder to grant Giarratano a conditional pardon. Such a pardon would give the state the option to order a new trial in his case.
At a new trial, evidence discovered since his conviction for murder would be admissible. Substantial evidence pointing to his innocence has been assembled and could lead to his acquittal. It would, in any case, allow a fair trial.
Joe Giarratano’s case is a complicated one that has convinced many people that he is not guilty. However, since he gave himself up to the police and made five separate confessions of guilt, the investigation surrounding the case was casual and the trial was summary.
Giarratano’s several confessions were mutually inconsistent, and, in addition, the facts confessed to contradicted the facts of the crimes in several important respects. The
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