1. Birdlebough said it had been the practice of governors to commute about one-third of all clemency requests. 2. A Clinton spokesman has said that all the clemency requests sought by Roger Clinton were denied. 3. A spokesman, Scott Milburn, said the governor will not be changing his mind on the clemency request. 4. But victims and prosecutors also have an opportunity to testify before the pardon attorney in opposition to the clemency requests. 5. Davis, a Democrat, denied the clemency request Friday, making it nearly certain that Rich will die on Wednesday. 6. Earlier this week, Gov. Jim Guy Tucker denied clemency requests for Richley and Clines. 7. For at least the past two decades, the board has rejected almost all clemency requests. 8. Gov. George W. Bush of Texas also rejected a clemency request from Tristan that was based in part on the treaty issue. 9. His lawyers are planning to file a clemency request with the Justice Department on Tuesday. 10. Nudirman Munir, a lawyer for Tommy Suharto, said in an interview Tuesday that he expected the clemency request to take three months to process. |
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