The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday set Jan. 30 as the
execution date for death row inmate Loyd Winford Lafevers.

It is the 2nd execution date that has been scheduled for Lafevers, whose
March execution was stayed so he could pursue appeals on the basis of DNA
evidence.

Attorney General Drew Edmondson requested a new date on Tuesday, a day
after U.S. District Judge Tim Leonard rejected Lafevers' appeals based on
a claim that new DNA tests on a pair of jeans used as evidence in his
trial actually contained the blood of his co-defendant.

Prosecutors alleged at the trial that the blood belonged to murder victim
Addie Hawley, 84, of Oklahoma City. The woman was abducted, beaten and
set on fire in 1985.

"I am pleased the court has marked what should be the end of Lafevers'
attempts to delay the punishment given him by a jury of his peers,"
Edmondson said.

"I have said repeatedly from the beginning, Loyd Lafevers is guilty of
the murder of Addie Hawley and warrants the punishment assessed by the
jury," he said.

Patrick J. Ehlers Jr., an assistant federal public defender, said
Lafevers intends to appeal Leonard's ruling to the 10th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals. Ehlers filed a petition with the state Court of
Criminal Appeals saying that Edmondson's request for an execution date
was premature because of the continuing litigation.

Lafevers and Randall Cannon, the co-defendant, were tried and convicted
and given the death penalty. But their convictions were reversed. They
again received the death penalty in separate trials in 1993 and both are
on death row.

The 10th Circuit gave Lafevers a stay in March, 32 hours before he was to
be executed.

In July, the state Court of Criminal Appeals said new DNA evidence showed
nothing to overturn the conviction.

The presence of no blood of Lafevers or the victim showed at most that
the jeans had no relevance in the case.

"It does not show Lafevers did not commit the crimes, and we do not find
that the jury might have returned a sentence of less than death based on
this evidence," the court said.

The 10th Circuit had granted a stay until Nov. 1, or until a ruling on
Lafevers' appeal in federal court.

Execution dates are scheduled in January for seven other Oklahoma death
row inmates, and an execution date has been requested for another who has
chosen to waive his appeals.

(source:  The Oklahoman)

    LOYD W. LAFEVERS PEN-PAL REQUEST:

 I was born 8-28-65.  I'm 33 years old.  I've been incarcerated since June 26,
1985.   I've been on death row since May 1st, 1986.   I'm in the final stages of
my appeal process, I'm just looking for someone to share some thoughts
and dreams with.  Someone who has a desire and time to write.  I don't
practice any form of religion.  That's not to say that I'm against anyone's religious beliefs.  My interests are I read a little bit, I piddle around with
different little hobby craft projects.  I guess my key interest at this moment
is just hoping and trying to stay alive.  If anymore info is needed, I'll gladly
try and give it to you.  This is a picture of me that was taken in January 1999.
(see Below)  Its not very clear.   But its the only one I have.  I just want to
thank all of you for all the work you do on behalf of death row prisoners.
I know it can get frustrating.  But keep doing what you're doing, 'cause
you are making a difference.
                                            
                    Loyd W. Lafevers # 135080
                   Oklahoma State Penitentiary
                    PO Box 97   H Unit  SE  7 B
                        McAlester Oklahoma
                                74502-0097
 

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