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EVERYONE NEEDS A GOOD FRIEND.
Where are you? A very cool dude. Kind,
loving, handsome, ( at least my mother thinks so) fit, funny,
intelligent, love music, and having fun. Seeks best friend.
Won't be disappointed. E-mail me or write directly to the
following address:
James L. Baker # 128-827
rner C I
50 N
6/15/2008
On March 21, 1994 at approximately 7:00 pm in the area of 305 Exchange
Street New Haven, Connecticut, Amenophis Morris was found dead as a
result of a gunshot wounds to the head. I was charged for the
murdering with conspiracy to commit murder in violation of Connecticut
General statutes, 53a-54a (A), 53a-8, and 53a-48 (A), and 53a-54a (A).
allegedly I conspired with Jermaine Harris, Harold Trent Butler, and
Terrance Stevenson ( A.K.A. Joe the flea) to carry out this murder.
I was the driver of the vehicle and had no prior knowledge of what was
to take place.
On October
29th 1995, the following trial in the superior court for the Judicial
District of New Haven, I was found guilty of the crimes of murder and
conspiracy to commit murder. On January 12th 1996 i was sentenced
to a total effective sentence of fifty years incarceration, which was
alter reduced to 32 years by the sentencing court.
On February 16th 1996 I filed an appeal in the Supreme Court of
Connecticut (case # sc-15368). There after, in May of 1997 I filed
my brief in the supreme court of Connecticut raising the following
issues:
- There were errors in the jury selection proceedings
- The court erred in certain of It's evidentiary ruling
- The court erred in certain of It's instructions of the jury
On June 2nd 1997 the Supreme Court of Connecticut transferred my appeal
to the court of appeals ( case # Ac-17227). The appeal was argued
on April 28th 1998 and specifically addressed the following issues:
-Whether the trial court violated my constitutional right to present a
defense under the sixth Amendment to the united states Constitution and
violated my right to a fair trial under the fifth amendment to the
united states constitution by precluding me from inquiring into the
identity of a police informant.
- Whether the state did not adequately assert It's claim of privilege
and that consequently, the trial court did not properly weigh the
applicable competing interests in It's ruling.
I
argued that the state is required to disclose the identity of an
informant when that information is critical to my right to a fair trial.
Furthermore, I argued that discloser of the informant's identity was
necessary to determine the source of exculpatory information. The
trials court's refusal to permit this inquiry adversely impacted my
sixth amendment right to present a defense, mainly that a third party
was responsible for the murder.
The
court of appeals handed down It's decision on September 8th 1998
affirming the trial court ( State vs. Baker, 50 conn. app. 268 (1998)).
On September 28th 1998, I petitioned the Supreme Court of Connecticut
for writ of certiorari. On November 3rd 1998, the supreme court denied
review.
On March 17th 1999, I filed a state habeas corpus petition under Conn.
gen. State Ann. 54-466 and amended this petition on September 25th 2002.
ultimately, however this petition was later withdrawn on February 10th
2003 after I was granted relief on my motion for sentence modification.
I was graded relief on September 21st 2003 when my motions for reduction
was granted and count one was reduced from 50 to 32 years.
For the may 2006 docket, I filed on application for clemency with the
Board of pardons and parole unit and my application was denied.
I am doing all that I can to make changes in my life. I have
successfully completed "the alternatives to violence project, Inc."
"Drug and violence prevention," and " people empowering people program."
I am also working towards taking up a trade here at MacDougall C.I. and
it's my plan to spend every minute that I am incarcerated in the pursuit
of change and rehabilitation. I will not waste one minute of my
life to in futile efforts but will devote my life and time to some how
try and reach out to the young so they don't make the same mistakes I
have.
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