Two prisoners who are among the 37 federal inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by President Joe Biden -- a move that spares them from the death chamber -- have taken an unusual stance: They're refusing to sign paperwork accepting his clemency action.
A pair of inmates on death row are thumbing their noses at President Joe Biden's commutations of their sentences.
-- Raw Story (@rawstory.com) January 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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... They're refusing to sign paperwork accepting his clemency action. ...
The men believe that having their sentences commuted would put them at a legal disadvantage as they seek to appeal their cases based on claims of innocence. ...
Yup.
If you accept clemency (pardon) you are effectively admitting your guilt.
So, these two inmates still want their legal options open because they believe they are innocent.
An Oklahoma judge ruled a man who spent 48 years in prison for murder is innocent (2023)
www.npr.org
Finally vindicated
www.hoganlovells.com
... DNA evidence exonerated the half-brothers in 2014. ...
City in Oklahoma Agrees to Pay $7.15 Million to Glynn Simmons, Exonerated After 48 Years in Prison (August 2024)
deathpenaltyinfo.org
I could go on ...
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