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17 Feb 2012, 10:39 am by CJLF Staff
Furthermore, 13 of the 16 cases received unanimous votes from the Parole Board rejecting the inmates' requests for pardons. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 4:55 pm by Utah Criminal Defense Blog
It is up to the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole to determine if or when a person may be eligible for parole, unless as part of the person’s sentence he is ineligible for parole. [read post]
21 Jan 2012, 11:32 am by Clayton Simms, Criminal Defense Attorney
The following video explores what it is like for an inmate to appear before the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole at the Utah State Prison. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 4:44 pm by Utah Criminal Defense Blog
The Board of Pardons and Parole’s attorney pointed out that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to end Vaughn’s sentences. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 4:45 pm by Salt Lake Criminal Defense
The state may present evidence and argument as allowed by the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole at such a hearing. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 4:49 pm by Salt Lake Criminal Defense
Jewell Hendricks was given a 15-years-to-life prison sentence last week for first-degree murder, with the prosecution stating that in exchange for her guilty plea, they will write a letter to the state Board of Pardons and Parole asking that Hendricks serve 15 years. [read post]
3 Apr 2011, 2:07 pm by Howard Friedman
LEXIS 32385 (D UT, March 25, 2011), a Utah federal district court dismissed a series of claims by an inmate charging the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole with considering religion in making parole decisions and in favoring members of the Mormon church.In Silvagnoli v. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 8:25 am by Jesse
Like probation, if the offender violates the conditions of his parole, the Board of Pardons and Parole can order the offender to return to prison. [read post]
17 Jun 2010, 8:19 am by Brian Evans
On Monday, June 14th, Ronnie Lee Gardner was denied clemency by the Utah Board of Pardons and Paroles. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 10:51 am by Steve Hall
He did not return phone calls from CNN seeking comment.Gardner's lawyers have launched an aggressive scramble in state and federal courts, as well as the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, to at least postpone the execution.A federal judge late Tuesday refused to block it, after Gardner claimed the procedures related to a two-day commutation hearing held by the board last week violated his civil rights. [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 12:00 pm by Terry Lenamon
Today, the Board of Pardons and Parole for the State of Utah denied Ronnie Lee Gardner’s Commutation Petition (opinion here). [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 9:26 am by Steve Hall
"Gardner commutation denied," is the Salt Lake Tribune report by Nate Carlisle.The Board of Pardons and Parole has denied killer Ronnie Lee Gardner's commutation request, meaning his June 18 execution by firing squad will move forward as planned.The board reconvened at 9 a.m. [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 8:43 am by Steve Hall
With the firing squad execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner, the death penalty is getting a great deal of attention in Utah.Earlier this morning, Jennifer Dobner posted, "Clemency decision expected from UT parole board," for AP, via Google News.A Utah parole board will decide Monday whether to grant clemency to a condemned Utah inmate scheduled to be executed by firing squad.The last time Utah granted clemency to a condemned man was in… [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 9:38 am by Steve Hall
  It's via Google News.A Utah man set to die by firing squad next week makes his final appeal for clemency Friday, with his attorneys asking the state pardons and parole board to change his sentence to life in prison.Ronnie Lee Gardner's two-day commutation hearing comes to an end a week before he is set to die for fatally shooting an attorney during a botched escape attempt at a Salt Lake City courthouse in 1985.On Thursday, Gardner acknowledged that… [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 12:26 pm by Steve Hall
A two-day commutation hearing before Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole is set for next week. [read post]
21 May 2010, 1:57 pm by Brian Evans
The Utah Board of Pardon and Parole  has agreed to hold a two-day hearing for Ronnie Lee Gardner, to determine if should receive clemency. [read post]
19 May 2010, 8:05 am by Steve Hall
The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole can decide to hold a hearing to listen further to Gardner's arguments for commutation or reject his petition on the merits. [read post]
7 May 2010, 12:29 pm by Brian Evans
  Gardner killed Michael Burdell, a defense attorney, during a 1985 courtroom escape attempt, but Burdell’s father, his girlfriend, and another friend all plan to testify on Gardner’s behalf if Utah’s Board of Pardons and Parole agrees to hold a clemency hearing. [read post]