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<b>Subject: </b> <b>Lynne Stewart
Defense Committee needs funds. Please read, circulate Lynne's letter.
Please donate.<br>
</b> <b>Date: </b> July 11, 2006
10:22:16 PM PDT<br><br>
</font>My Dear Supporters,<br>
<br>
I want to thank all of you for standing by me for the past 4 years
through the trial, conviction and my bout with breast cancer. Now I
am preparing for sentencing on September 25, 2006. I have been
fortunate to have gained strength through your support and although the
strength of the "all mighty" government seems overwhelming we
know we are on the right side of history. <br>
<br>
Since the day in April 2002 when I was arrested, the Lynne Stewart
Defense Committee was formed. We have accomplished great things
through the committee and managed to raise awareness of my case and the
issues it has raised. We have made connections to a broad base of
people united at this time by the Bush/ Cheney attack on the Bill of
Rights and the Constitution. <br>
<br>
I am going to provide you below with excerpts from my sentencing
submissions which are directed to the sentencing Judge, of course, but
give you a real sense of the posture of the government towards me.
That is, that I must be made an example of to deter attorneys. For
this they are asking for 30 years. I am to be 67 in October. <br>
<br>
I hope that you will continue to do what you can to support the Lynne
Stewart Defense Committee. The fight is far from over and the
isolation that is prison will only be pierced by the good of people who
continue to fight for justice and bring attention to the excesses of the
U.S. Government. At this time we would like to send a mailing which
will incorporate my sentencing papers and some of the hundreds of letters
that have been written on my behalf as well as report to you from the
Govt's response to my sentencing memorandum which should be filed later
this summer.<br>
<br>
My Defense Committee will continue to work on my behalf through the long
struggle ahead as well as work in solidarity with many other groups and
individuals fighting against this government's policies and for peace and
justice. Of course this takes funds and although it is very hard
for me to ask, I implore you to contribute as much as you can. What
follows are excerpts from the sentencing memorandum filed on my
behalf.<br>
<br>
Lynne Stewart<br>
<br><br>
On the evening of July 5, 2006 attorneys for Lynne Stewart filed a
Sentencing Memoranda on her behalf asking for a non-custodial
sentence.<br>
<br>
The memoranda contain and refer to many of the scholarly and
impassioned letters written to the Hon. John G. Koeltl on Lynne's behalf
also asking for a non-custodial sentence.<br>
<br>
The following are excerpts from the Affirmation of Elizabeth M.
Fink, Esq. filed in support of Ms. Stewart's Presentencing
submissions:<br>
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"...........The most chilling and horrendous aspect of Ms. Stewart's
PSR (Pre-Sentence Report by U.S. Probation) is the stated justification
for the 30 year sentence. 'We hope that this sentence of 30 years
will not only punish Stewart for her actions, but serve as a deterrent
for other lawyers who believe that they are above the rules and
regulations of penal institutions or otherwise try to skirt the laws of
this country.' <br>
<br>
"......Ms. Stewart violated prison rules and, among other things,
issued a press release in violation of the SAMs. Nothing
happened. The recommendation of a 30-year sentence for 66-year-old
women with cancer and a lifetime of service to the community is not
reasonable. It is not justice. It is tyranny."<br>
<br>
"..........As this Court can see, for decades, Ms. Stewart lead an
exemplary life, a life based on community service. She changed the
lives of thousands and as a lawyer, she was the finest representative of
our profession. Using her skills and compassion, she restored faith
in America and its justice system to thousands of people. She was a
symbol of the best of the system. Working tirelessly, for little or
no money, she brought light and hope to thousands and was an example to
everyone who knew and knows her. Justice and mercy require that
this Court examine all of the factors that apply to Ms. Stewart: her
decades of selfless dedication to her profession and to her clients,
friends and neighbors, her precarious medical situation, the lack of any
gain to her by her actions, her mis-guided but compassionate motivations,
the lack of harm caused by her actions, and the effect on present and
future member of the criminal Bar of a draconian sentence. I pray
that your examination will compel you to find that justice and reason
mandate a non-custodial sentence."<br>
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For information and to view a copy of the submissions please
contact Pat Levasseur, The Lynne Stewart Defense Committee at
212-625-9696. <br>
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Contributions to the defense committee can be made to The Lynne
Stewart Defense Committee 350 Broadway, Suite 700, New York, NY
10013. Tax deductible contributions can be made payable to the
National Lawyers Guild Foundation with Lynne Stewart on the memo
line. Send to the same address above. You can also contribute
through pay pal at our website:
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www.lynnestewart.org</a><br>
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