Thursday, September 09, 2010

 

Pope Asks Beshear To Commute Execution


KENTUCKY....
Pope Benedict XVI and four Catholic bishops in Kentucky asked Governor Steve Beshear on Thursday to commute the death sentence of an inmate set to be executed September 16th. A letter on the Pope's behalf asked that 53 year old Gregory L. Wilson not be executed because of questions about his mental status. Beshear responded hours later that he found no reason to set aside the sentence. Beshear says he believes capital punishment is appropriate for some crimes and that he found no circumstances for setting aside the sentence after conducting an "exhaustive review" of Wilson's case. Beshear pledged to review clemency petitions for Wilson after final court appeals are complete.






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