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Gerald Edward Marshall #999489

Polunsky Unit D.R.
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston -  Texas  77351
U.S.A.

 

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Some infomation of WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT GERALD’S CASE

Written by Petra Hädrich-Kabacali with Gerald Marshall’s help and available documents.

Gerald Marshall was convicted and sentenced to death on November 24, 2004; he arrived on Texas death row on December 8, 2004.

Gerald is one of four codefendants sentenced to death row, the others are serving lengthy prison terms, Gerald is poor and has been appointed to state attorney after state attorney that has not helped him in proving his innocence or that his trial was unfair.

During Gerald’s trial his attorney did almost no work to prove Gerald’s innocence, and the little work they did do helped Gerald be convicted and sentenced to death.

Once Gerald was sentenced to death his court appointed attorneys did little to help him, but Gerald did obtain transcripts, a written copy of his trial and he started to help himself by studying the law and researching his transcripts.

While doing this Gerald became aware of the ineffectiveness of his attorneys and started to write his state habeas attorney about putting his claims in his most important appeal, the state habeas.

During this communication Gerald was lead to believe his attorneys would investigate the evidence that proved his innocence and that: his trial was unfair. They didn’t instead they lead Gerald, to believe that they were looking into the claims. When the attorney filed Gerald’s most important appeal, these was only four claims in it. The attorney failing Gerald on his state habeas appeal has almost ensured Gerald’s unjust death unless we help him.

CURRENT STATE OF GERALD’S CASE

Gerald’s case is in a unique position. Geralds knows the Texas law and he filed several things with the trial Judge. The judge then allowed more time to investigate claims that Gerald was trying to get filed in his first state habeas.

Gerald does not have the same state habeas attorney who failed him on his initial state habeas. This attorney was a part of an investigative series that the Austin American Statesman published chronicling the systemic problems with Texas state habeas attorneys appointed bay the state of Texas. After the series ran the attorneys withdraw from death penalty cases, soon after he died. Gerald was appointed a new attorney and the new attorney was given more time to investigate the claims that should get Gerald off death row. This is where Gerald’s cases is currently at.

The bad news is the first state habeas attorney was paid $25,000 for the lack of work he did and the state is not going to give another $25,000 for the case investigative work even though there is evidence that proved Gerald’s innocence of murder. This is where your purchasing Gerald’s book will help us save his life. We need the proceeds to properly
investigate Gerald’s case.

WHAT PROCEEDS FROM THE BOOK AND DONATIONS WILL BE USED FOR:

Investigations in CRIMINAL CASES ARE NOT DONE BY ATTORNEYS THEY ARE DONE BY INVESTIGATORS.While our ultimate goal is to sell a huge number of books to hire a proper attorney we have a more feasible goal which is to hire an investigator and have him work directly with Gerald in investigating the claims that will save Gerald’s Life.

To hire an investigator it normally costs five to ten thousand dollars in a retainer fee. A retainer fee is something that will get the investigator to start working on Gerald’s case. We will retain him with the first fee, the second fee normally goes by the hour, most investigators normally charge anywhere from 45$ to 100$ an hour for their services after the retainer fee. We are selling this book to an investigator that will work with Gerald to investigate the claims that will help him get off death row. Here are the claims:

1.      OBTAINING DENNIS MEYERS STATEMENT AND GETTING IT TRANSCRIBED, TO PRESENT IN GERALDS APPEAL.

Dennis Meyer was a prisoner who was in the dame cage as Gerald’s co-defendants when he was being set up by them. Meyer helped the co-defendants write affidavits against Gerald saying did everything by his self. Meyer took this evidence to the state police, and he was offered a time reduction in the time he was facing for an unrelated charge. Meyer then gave a tape recorded statement.

Gerald’s trial attorney knew about this tape months before Gerald’s trial, but they never listened to it at all! And to this day the taped statement that Meyer gave has not been listened by any of Gerald’s attorneys. If we can get this tape and present it in evidence as a viable defense at trial, or how it could have been used as a viable defense at trial, we can prove that these trial attorneys were ineffective in representing Gerald and this could get Gerald a new trial and get him off death row.

2. Obtaining Gerald’s Co-defendants Transcripts

3. Obtaining second Opinion on the medical Examiners testimony at Geralds Trial. 

read more on points 2.-4.

4. Getting Gerald’s statement to police transcribed to show it was illegally tampered with by state prosecutors.

We hope that you will ask friends and family members to buy this book in support of us trying to save Gerald’s life.

Thank you for your time.

 

November 2011

IN SEARCH OF A FRIEND

What is friendship to you?

To me friendship is the sharing of two minds, two hearts and two souls. It’s the ability to be there for someone when they need you too, the ability to know what to say when that person is down and it’s the ability to be able to listen when that person needs you too. Aristotle sums it up best: “What is a friend? Two souls in one body.”

I am a 29 year old man who is innocent and on Texas death row, the worst death row in America, and I am looking to build honest and relationships with someone. I do not have specific in the person I look to befriend through correspondence, only that you be as serious about writing as I am.

A few things about me, I’m an artist; I draw mostly portraits of animals and humans. I love to write poetry, I am a published author and a currently in process of publishing my second book. I am also involved in abolishing the death penalty as much as I can. I love to read, mostly historical fiction poetry and self-help and business books. I have dedicated my life to learning and believe that we can learn from all people.

I’m looking for someone who may have something compatible with me,  or if you are just in need of a friend, please write and give me a chance to be that friend.

Until I hear from you please stay safe and know you’re in my thoughts.

Sincerely

Gerald

 

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Auf der Suche nach einem Freund

Ich bin 28 Jahre alt und suche Leute die mir die Möglichkeit geben sie durch Briefeschreiben ehrlich und vertrauensvoll kennen zu lernen. Da ich keine Beziehung zu meiner Familie habe würde es hier im Todestrakt sehr zu meinem Wohlbefinden beitragen.

Ich bin eine gelassenen Person und erwachsener geworden seit ich hier im Todestrakt bin. Ich habe mir selbst beigebracht wie man zeichnet, ich hoffe ich kann mich verbessern, ich schreibe Gedichte, mein erstes Buch wurde bereits veröffentlicht und ich engagiere mich als Aktivist zur Abschaffung der Todesstrafe.

Ich glaube das Freundschaft etwas heiliges ist und ich suche Leute zu denen ich eine gute Freundschaft aufbauen kann, trotz der Trennung durch diese Gefängnismauern. Ich hoffe bald mit einer Nachricht von dir gesegnet zu werden. Ich bin nur einen Brief weit weg.

Gerald Edward Marshall #999489
Polunsky Unit D.R.
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston - Texas 77351
U.S.A.

July 2010

In search of a Friend

I'm 28 years old and looking for people who will honestly and truthfully allow me to get to know them through letter writing I don't have a relationship with my family so this would mean a lot to my well being on death row.

I'm an easy going person and have grown up since I've been on death row. I've taught my self how to draw, hoping to get better, write poetry, my first book is being published, and I am an activist who’s actively involved in abolishment of the death penalty.

 I believe that friendship is something sacred and I’m looking for people who would like to become good friends though we are separated by these prison walls. I hope to be blessed with a message from you soon. I’m only a letter away.   

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Imaginative Destruction

What would I be without those around me?
Isolated within a mask of isolation
True … but what would life be without imagination
And so I imagine I’m in a box without a top
Waiting for real life joker to wind me up
And if there is a way then people would see my innocence erupt
Maybe just maybe today ain’t the day to be me
And so my imagination allows me to be the wind that brings rain
Which allows grass to sprout from the land
Which animals eat nourishing their tasteful bodies
That lions and hunt down and eat
Then vultures devour their left over carcasses
Fertilizing the grass with their fancies
And while evolution evolves
I’m marred
In a box without a top
Hoping poison won’t force my heart to stop

March 2011
By Gerald E. Marshall 999489

 

Visions of you

I've been pondering you constantly

When I work, and while I sleep

Beautiful thoughts of you are all I see, you're etched deep in my mind to think of you

is to be internally alive able to breath and live again

And then my heart breaks with no news from you my friend

Today and tonight I’ll pray your silence ends

Until then

I’ll continue to see beautiful Visions of you again and again

 11-29-10 By Gerald E. Marshall

 

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FIGHTING OR WALKING 

Gerald Edward Marshall #999489

Polunsky Unit D.R.
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston -  Texas  77351 U.S.A.

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Book: "My Emotional Death: Living Texas' Deathrow"  

By Gerald E. Marshall

ISBN 9783839199428 

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