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Church leaders ask Blunt to commute death sentence

Church leaders ask Blunt to commute death sentenceAugust 12, 2008 | 11:08 p.m. CDTBY CHRIS BLANK, The Associated PressJEFFERSON CITY ? Several religious leaders have asked Gov. Matt Blunt to grant clemency to a convicted killer scheduled to be executed Aug. 27, saying the inmate has "turned his life around" in prison.Dennis Skillicorn would be the first inmate executed in Missouri since 2005 unless, as the clergy members urged in a letter Tuesday, Blunt reduces his sentence to life in prison without parole.A spokeswoman for Blunt, Jessica Robinson, said the governor has received several clemency requests for Skillicorn, including some focused on a general opposition to the death penalty. She said Blunt would review the requests but supports the death penalty...continue to full post

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