Lockyer's motion was denied and the execution remains stayed. (2-10-2004)
When Kevin Cooper was arrested in 1983, angry mobs gathered in San
Bernardino. Racist graffiti was spray-painted on the courthouse walls, a
gorilla was hung in effigy. They tried to lynch Kevin Cooper in 1983. Join
us to protest the "Legal Lynching" of Kevin Cooper in 2004. Speakers at the vigil tonight will
include Reverend Jim Covington, Rainbow Push Coalition, Carolyn Boyle,
Death Penalty Focus -- From the Newswire Vigils Schedule
Also, this article criticizes Democrat Attorney General Bill Lockyer for pushing for a reversal of the stay.
