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Tx BPP Rejects Wood Clemency Bid - Updated

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The Board of Pardons and Paroles has rejected Jeff Wood's clemency petition.  All seven members of the Board voting against recommending that the governor commute Wood's death sentence.  As I noted earlier, a Texas governor may only commute a death sentence upon a positive recommendation by the Board. An AP report, via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, is here. Wood's execution is scheduled for Thursday evening in Huntsville. Earlier coverage is here.  John Gramlich's Stateline briefing on the felony murder rule (also known as the law of parties) is noted in this post.  My August 2007 commentary on clemency in Texas is here.  The 2005 report, The Role of Mercy, on best practices in executive clemency -- and Texas' shortcomings -- is available here.continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 19, 2008 (boomark / email).