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Ohio governor communtes death sentence for next in line for execution

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this new Columbus Dispatch article, which is headlined "Strickland grants clemency to killer," it appears that Ohio will not have its now usual monthly execution in June.  Here is why: Gov. Ted Strickland has decided to spare the life of Hamilton County killer Richard Nields who was scheduled for execution next week. Strickland issued a statement this morning saying he agreed with the Ohio Parole Board which voted 4-3 to recommend clemency for Nields. ?I concur with the rationale and recommendation of the Ohio Parole Board majority and have, therefore, decided to commute Mr. Nields? sentence to a term of life in prison without the possibility of parole,? Strickland said. Nields, 60, admitted that he killed his longtime girlfriend, Patricia Newsome, 59, in an alcohol-induced rage on March 27, 1997...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 04, 2010 (boomark / email).