Some of you may know by now that Cindy did not get justice. The judge had absolutely no mercy on her. She was given a total of 30 years. She must serve 14 years, and then indefinte probation. She literally begged the judge not to be so harsh, but he was not listening. He is known for harsh sentences. I am appalled at such injustice for someone in the mental and physical shape she is in. From my point of view, he had made his mind up, before the sentencing hearing. I do not call what Cindy received "justice". I call it barbaric. Most others who testified agreed to this.  YOU CAN HELP US TODAY!  Cindy's suffers agonizing health problems, now she must do this in prison. On April, 28th(2004), she was quite possibly given a "death" sentence. I have no doubt the cancer that has been left untreated thus may indeed take her life. Cindy's court-appointed attorney has filed appeals, they have all been turned down. Requests for overturning the conviction to the Virginia Supreme Court have been refused as well. The petition may now be her only hope. There is a pressing need for Cindy to get aggressive treatment and care, due to the fact it is apparent the cancer may well take her life, if she cannot. She cannot get the care she desperately needs in jail/prison. 

She is in Fluvanna(category 3, maximam, security)Prison, in Troy, Virginia. She was put there, altho a psychiatrist stated she was low/no risk for violence ever again. We are still working hard to get some justice here...please help us if  you can. What we do might save Cindy's life, so please consider helping her.You may contact me at Nomi1938@yahoo.com, or call me, at (540)265-1410, The prosecutor admitted letters for fairness to Cindy came from all over the world. Many thanks to all who sent them. The prosecutor did not care that the drug expert confirmed Cindy was obviously, affected by the medication Paxil, she was taking. And the fact that she does not, and will never remember what happened the night our mother died.

Also a caregiver expert stated Cindy had all the symptons of someone who had caregiver  burnout. The prosecutor stated that the people who wrote "did not know how badly our mother was injured". I knew! BUT that doesn't mean I don't also know my sister. Cindy had never been violent! Our mother unfortunately, was actually the one who started the conflict, by slapping Cindy hard on her face. While this doesn't mean, she should have died, it does explain how Cindy might have lost her bearings with the medicine affecting her, and the mental and physical fatigue she suffered(I was in the same shape).

We were literally begging  people for help, but noone was listening! How loud does someone have to scream, when in trouble? We got no offers of help, nor any interest as to whether we needed any. I must say, if there was ever a person who got no justice from the "justice" system, it is my sister, Cindy. She is literally going to pieces. To make bad matters worse...Va is a state that has no parole. Thanks to a former governor, it got taken away. No parole means no hope, for some like Cindy. It takes away any incentive for constructive change for those who end up in prison. It means "lock'em up, and throw away the key". Is this rehabilitation? Someone like Cindy must serve at least 85% of her time. With her health as it is, she is very unlikely to survive that long. No parole makes no sense, and parole needs to be brought back. Warehousing prisoners just means more prisons. For those who are repeat, and extremely violent and vile persons, yes, prison is where they should be. BUT restore hope for the unjustly or wrongly convicted, so they have some goal to look forward to, and a reason to want to change their way of life. I try hard to encourage her, but how easy can you encourage someone who is desperately ill, and their life has been totally shattered? Cindy needs justice that so far has been denied her. To contact the judge here is the info you need:

Cindy needs to know others care about what is happening to her! 

Roanoke City Courthouse

P.O. Box 2610

315 West Church Avenue

Roanoke, Virginia 24010-2610

Attn: Hon. Clifford R. Weckstein, Presiding Judge

Cindy Countess

CR02000852-00

Convicted of second degree murder, for a tragedy that occurred while experiencing horrible withdrawal from Paxil.

If you think it is cruel to put a severely ill woman in a prison where she may be lost, lonely, suicidal and a victim of the healthier inmates....Write to Judge Weckstein on Cindy's behalf, and say so.  If you think that perhaps, she may have had an inadequate defense, then say so (Please).If you have ever had any difficulties with the drug Paxil, perhaps you could send Judge Weckstein that information, how can he judge Cindy's condition, if he is not familiar with it at all?  How can he judge, if he has never lost touch with "normalcy",  and does not know what it is like for someone who required this medication and suffered it's devastating side effects?  

Have your say, in this great country we each have the right to freedoms, and freedom to speak is one of the most basic of all of the freedoms.  The nation's children in the military are dying right now to protect these freedoms for everyone.

We can try and make a difference for Cindy and Nomi.

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