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Clemcency Recommended in Oklahoma Death Case

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"Parole board recommends clemency for Oklahoma man," is the AP report via the Tulsa World.Gov. Brad Henry has not made a decision on a recommendation by the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to grant clemency for a man scheduled to die next month for the killing of an 8-year-old boy, a spokesman said. The parole board voted 3-2 during a meeting on Tuesday to recommend that Donald Lee Gilson, 48, be given clemency in the fatal beating of his girlfriend's son, Shane Coffman. Unless Henry approves the recommendation, Gilson will die by lethal injection May 5 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Paul Sund, a spokesman for the governor, said Henry will issue an execution stay for Gilson if he doesn't believe he can have his decision ready by May 5...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 17, 2009 (boomark / email).