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15 Aug 2008, 9:31 am
" The Board of Pardons and Paroles can vote either to recommend or deny clemency for Wood. [read post]
4 Oct 2009, 11:51 am
"Since his release and employment at Winston, Berry has won awards for working pro bono--without charge--from the Center for Disability and Elder Law, the Northern District of Illinois Federal Bar Association and from the law firm itself.His work was cited by the Federal Bar Association for playing an important role in helping a former inmate at the Cook County Jail obtain a $175,000 damage award against the county because guards failed to protect the inmate from violence from other inmates.Per… [read post]
30 Nov 2009, 12:19 pm
A Governor's use of clemency and pardon power is a good thing. [read post]
27 Jul 2015, 3:58 pm by Legal Profession Prof
The Delaware Supreme Court agreed with its Board on Professional Responsibility that an attorney's conduct as the prosecutor in a murder case violated seven ethics rules. [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 9:23 am by CJLF Staff
TX Inmate Set For Execution: The Associated Press reports that John Balentine's clemency petition was rejected 7-0 by the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole Monday, following the denial of his appeal Friday by a 3-judge-panel of the 5th U.S. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 3:32 pm by Steve Hall
  Skinner is seeking DNA testing of evidence in his case, which his lawyers say will demonstrate his innocence.Earlier this week the Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected a reprieve for Skinner. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 10:20 am by Walter Reaves
I didn't consider it a big surprise that that the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency for Troy Davis.I haven't reviewed the evidence, and I have no idea whether he is guilty or innocent. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 12:59 pm by CJLF Staff
Commutes Killer's Death Sentence: Randall Chase of the Associated Press reports Delaware Governor Jack Markell accepted a recommendation from the state Board of Pardons to commute Robert Gattis' death sentence to life in prison without parole. [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 8:25 am by Walter Olson
Sooooo glad to be an American: that’s how Patrick at Popehat feels following latest Canadian-libel-law outrage directed at conservative blogger Ezra Levant (& see comments for alternate view); Obama has pardoned more turkeys than people. [read post]
20 Aug 2007, 1:58 am
I've already written why I think Governor Perry and the Board of Pardons and Parole should commute Kenneth Foster's death sentence. [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 11:47 am by Matthew Kolken
In June 2010 he was appointed as an Associate Deputy Attorney General working on immigration policy, Indian country matters, pardons... [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 7:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Porter actually boarded the train to Austin that fateful day, planning to return to face charges. [read post]
17 Jul 2007, 8:00 am
17 July 2007Further information on UA 170/07 (3 July 2007) - Death penalty / LegalconcernUSA (Georgia) Troy Anthony Davis (m), black, aged 38On 16 July, less than 24 hours before Troy Davis was scheduled to beexecuted in Georgia, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles issued a stayof execution, to be not longer than 90 days, ''for the purpose ofevaluating and analyzing'' the information submitted to it during theclemency hearing earlier in the day.Troy… [read post]
12 Nov 2008, 6:57 am
Majority voteIt doesn't take much to require the sweeping restrictions of Condition X - just a majority vote of a three-person panel from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
23 May 2015, 9:49 am
The role of legislatures varies as well: in some countries, legislative assemblies can appoint or approve members of a clemency or pardon board. [read post]
20 May 2019, 10:21 am by Mikhaila Fogel
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10 Apr 2024, 9:30 pm by ernst
Board of Education decision outlawed “separate but equal” education. [read post]
5 Feb 2014, 8:47 am
The United States Office of the Pardon Attorney assists the President in the exercise of his executive clemency powers, whereas here in Illinois the executive clemency power lies with the Governor, as assisted by our state's Prisoner Review Board. [read post]
22 May 2008, 4:43 pm
  Still, as this local article highlights, this is "only the third time since 1995 that the Pardons and Parole Board has commuted a death sentence. [read post]