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The Clemency Question in Missouri

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"Gov. Nixon should appoint a board of inquiry in Skillcorn case," is the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial from the May 8th edition.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is no stranger to the death penalty. Through 16 years as state attorney general, he and his staff pursued death sentences in a long list of criminal cases. It was part of the job. Now Mr. Nixon has a different job. As governor, he is a final arbiter of justice and mercy ? the last stop before the state executes a person sentenced to death by a judge or a jury. The Missouri Constitution gives Mr. Nixon virtually unrestricted discretion to pardon criminal convicts or reduce their punishment. He may grant or deny relief for reasons and conditions that he deems fit. This solemn power is vested in the governor...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 13, 2009 (boomark / email).

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