Criminal
Jul. 21, 1999
Heart Failure
By Quin Denvir Delegates to the 1878 California Constitutional Convention entrusted the power of clemency - to grant a reprieve, pardon and commutation after sentence - to the governor. Contrary to the views of Gov. Gray Davis and former Gov. Pete Wilson, the grant of executive clemency was not reserved for those prisoners who can demonstrate their innocence (an innocent person should be freed) or to those demonstrating legal error at their trial (a victim of legal error should receive a new
By Quin Denvir
Delegates to the 1878 California Constitutional Convention entrusted the power of clemency - to grant a reprieve, pardon and commutation after sentence - to the governor. Contrary to the views of Gov. Gray Davis and former Gov. Pete Wilson, the grant of executive clemency was not reserved for those prisoners w...
Delegates to the 1878 California Constitutional Convention entrusted the power of clemency - to grant a reprieve, pardon and commutation after sentence - to the governor. Contrary to the views of Gov. Gray Davis and former Gov. Pete Wilson, the grant of executive clemency was not reserved for those prisoners w...
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