To commute or not?
Posted: December 5, 2009 at 4:44 a.m.
In the wake of the massacre of four Tacoma, Wash., area police officers, there’s been talk about the fallout for Republican Mike Huckabee. While governor of Arkansas, Huckabee commuted the prison sentence of the main suspect, Maurice Clemmons, with the result that Clemmons got out of prison in 2000, after about 11 years. Huckabee has faced criticism of his use of the pardon power; now, he’ll face more.
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Editorial, Pages 18 on 12/05/2009
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