Sunday, June 19, 2011

Still Fighting...

Those who know our family probably realize by now that we simply don't give up. I don't know why we are like this, but my family's determination has brought us closer than imaginable. Right now, we are hanging onto our last thread but it is the determination of the community (God bless you all!) that is getting my family through this mess. As of June 10th, our petition for retrial was "denied". In legal terms, the denial means that the court doesn't necessarily agree or disagree with the wrong (in our opinion) judgment of the lower courts, but they don't think that our case is important to the Texas Jurisprudence and therefore the Supreme Court will not evaluate our case. This was simply devastating to us...one would think that tears eventually dry up...but they would be wrong.
Despite this devestating set-back, many of you know that we are not willing to give up. There are 15 days for our lawyer to submit another version of a petition for review to the Texas Supreme Court. We are currently working on gathering support for an Amicus Curiae Brief which also must be submitted before the 15 days are up. We have until June 25th before our time is up. For those who do not know, the term "Amicus Curiae" literally means "friend of the court". In other words, you guys are gathering around the court as friends trying to prevent it from making another incorrect decision. Please let me extend my heartfelt gratitude to all who have offered up their support, their names, and their signatures to strengthen the Amicus Brief that is currently being written. This document is very difficult to put together, not to mention time consuming, and it will soon be completed. In fact, it should be sent off by this Friday. Please pray for us as we work to open the eyes of the Supreme Court and hopefully give Nicholas Justice!

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