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19 Feb 2009, 3:56 pm
Bush and Bill Clinton; Stanish served in the position under President Jimmy Carter.While their comments relate to federal clemency, I believe that some of the facts and sentiments apply to executive clemency in the states as administered by governors and/or parole boards.Pardons are granted only at the end of a president's term, so goes the conventional wisdom. [read post]
19 Feb 2009, 2:06 am
Normally, the Texas Senate rubber stamps the Governor's appointments to the Board of Pardons and Paroles, but one of Rick Perry's three appointees announced last week perhaps deserves closer vetting by the Senate. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 10:57 am
The state probation and parole board has piles of letters on his behalf, chairman Steve Long said.Even guards support his clemency, Skillicorn's attorney, Jennifer Merrigan, said. [read post]
Notable little Fifth Circuit ruling on constitutional requirements for back-end sentencing decisions
15 Dec 2008, 2:35 pm
Hill requires the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to give reasons for denying mandatory supervision that are supported by "some evidence. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 2:27 pm
The ominous warning from
Margaret Smith, chairwoman of the state Clemency
and Pardons Board, came as the board voted 4-0 to
recommend clemency for Dozier, who has been in
prison since 1994 after becoming one of the state's
first three-strikes felons to be sentenced to life without
parole, reports the Seattle Times. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 2:10 pm
He's even spoken at the invitation of the Georgia Department of Corrections and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles.But as of July 1, when the newest incarnation of the sex offender law went into effect, Howard had to give up most of his church-related activities. [read post]
12 Nov 2008, 4:49 pm
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]
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]
30 Oct 2008, 10:52 pm
Other federal courts had rejected similar appeals and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles also refused a clemency request for Wright on a 7-0 vote Wednesday. [read post]
29 Oct 2008, 2:48 am
AP has this report on the execution of Eric Nenno, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.It was the 29th execution in America this year; the 1,128th in the country since 1977.My commentary on the failure of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to examine his case -- and the prediction that he would be a future danger to society -- is here. [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 2:11 pm
But the Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected Nenno's clemency petition, as noted in this earlier post.The prediction answered in 1996 got it wrong. [read post]
27 Oct 2008, 4:36 pm
Nor does it fit the many citizens of Georgia who simply want to hold the Board of Pardons and Paroles to its word: "[We] will not allow an execution to proceed … unless and until its members are convinced that there is no doubt as to the guilt of the accused. [read post]
25 Oct 2008, 3:27 pm
Demonstrators carried a coffin and apetition with 140,000 signatures to the state Board of Pardons andParoles. [read post]
24 Oct 2008, 10:31 am
Embassy (Grosvenor Square)Sponsored by Amnesty International__________________________________________________________PHONE/EMAIL/FAX/TEXT MESSAGE ACTIONS:*Text message "TROY" to 90999 to send a message to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
21 Oct 2008, 4:36 pm
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously rejected a clemency request. [read post]
16 Oct 2008, 8:50 pm
That means we have only 10 days to make it known to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, the sole authority in granting clemency in capital cases in the state, that executing a man whose case for innocence has never been heard in court is not only unjust, it is... [read post]
3 Oct 2008, 7:57 pm
In addition, concerns have been raised about the conduct of the police and prosecutors.And:On September 12, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Mr. [read post]
24 Sep 2008, 9:13 pm
In July 2007, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles postponed his execution less than 24 hours before it was to occur. [read post]
23 Sep 2008, 3:22 pm
But the state Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency to Davis. [read post]
23 Sep 2008, 12:55 pm
And the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles has said publicly that it would not re-consider its decision to deny Troy clemency. [read post]
