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Ohio Governor Commutes Death Sentence - UPDATED

By Steve Hall

UPDATE -- The, "Governor's Statement on Parole Board Recommendation Regarding Richard Nields," has been released.  Here's an extended excerpt:"On May 10, 2010, a majority of the members of the Ohio Parole Board recommended that Mr. Nields be granted a commutation of his death sentence to a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.  The Parole Board majority cited three basic reasons for its recommendation:  the medical testimony of Dr. Shrode, which was relied on at trial by the prosecutor and the trial judge but subsequently called into substantial question; the dissent of Justice Pfeiffer to the Ohio Supreme Court decision upholding Mr. Nields' conviction; and the concerns expressed by the Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit who affirmed Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 04, 2010 (boomark / email).