Time Change for Eric McDavid's Sentencing

Dear friends,

We just wanted to let everyone know that Eric's sentencing hearing will be
happening tomorrow, Thursday May 8, at 1:30 pm at the Federal Courthouse
in Sacramento. Since his conviction in September, Eric and his loved ones
have been stressfully and anxiously awaiting this day. The government
seems intent on imposing a 20 year sentence on Eric for a crime that was
never committed, that was fabricated by a young, inexperienced FBI
informant who was paid over $65,000 to entrap him. Tomorrow will be a
painful and exhausting day for Eric and his family - please keep them all
in your thoughts.

But it will also signal a new phase in Eric's path, one that he is ready
to get started. After sentencing, Eric will be able to start the appeals
process. This is the next step in his fight for freedom, and we will need
all of you to continue supporting him in every way possible during this
time. Please do not forget about him after he is sentenced! Eric will be
sent to a federal facility some time after his sentencing. While this
will
certainly pose a number of new challenges and hardships on Eric (including
being much further from his loved ones), we are also hopeful that it will
bring many improvements in his overall standard of living. We're hoping
that he will no longer be in total separation, that he will have access to
more vegan food, that he will be able to spend more time outside and away
from his cell. And Eric and his family are looking forward to finally
getting contact visits - after almost two and half years of not touching
each other at all.

We have posted Eric's Sentencing Memorandum on his website at:
http://www.supporteric.org/updates.htm. Mark (Eric's lawyer) has written
an excellent motion in an attempt to get Eric the lightest sentence
possible. We encourage everyone to take a look at it, as well as the
Declarations written and signed by two of the jurors who took part in
Eric's conviction. The information that they have come forward with is
further proof that Eric was wrongfully convicted.

We will try to let everyone know the outcome of tomorrow's sentencing as
soon as possible. In the meantime, please remember to keep Eric in your
thoughts during this difficult time.

Yours,
SPS