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exacty, and AND huckabee only communicated the sentence, he was released by the parole board...
Come on rev. This isn't just "some on the left". There's people on both sides doing this. Tex is FAR from someone I'd call a liberal, if anything he's been over the top far right conservative at times, and yet is arguing this almost as loud as anyone
Without clemency, there would've been no parole.
Huckabee takes the lion's share of the blame on this one.
If someone commits a crime resulting in a sentence of 1.5 X his life span, why should he NOT receive the death penalty within the next month?
You claim to be a libertarian....
You claim to be a libertarian.... What was this person sentenced to "105 years" for?
:roll:
To clarify matters, here's what state Correction Department spokesman Dina Tyler says the state record shows for a criminal past for Maurice Clemmons (shown in LRPD mugshot), who's being sought for questioning in the slaying of four Washington police officers. (UPDATE on earlier: Clemmons turned out not to be inside a house that officers had surrounded most of the night.)
* Sentenced to 5 years for robbery in Pulaski County, Aug. 3, 1989.
* Sentenced to 8 years for burglary, theft and probation revocation in Pulaski County, Sept. 9, 1989
* Sentenced to an indeterminate amount for aggravated robbery and theft in Pulaski County, Nov. 15, 1989
* Sentenced to 20 years each for burglary and theft of property in Pulaski County, Feb. 23, 1990.
* Sentenced to 6 years for firearm possession in Pulaski County, Nov. 19, 1990.
Tyler said some sentences were concurrent and some consecutive. But the total effect of all these sentences was a sentence of 108 years.
On May 3, 2000, Gov. Mike Huckabee commuted Clemmons' sentence to 47 years, 5 months and 19 days, which made him eligible for parole that day. The Parole Board granted his parole July 13, 2000. He was released Aug. 1, 2000.
Clemmons then returned to prison for a July 13, 2001 conviction for robbery in Ouachita County, for which he received a 10-year sentence. He was paroled March 18, 2004.
Tyler said Clemmons wouldn't fully discharge his paroled sentence until Sept. 19, 2021.
"Huckabee takes the lion's share of the blame on this one."
I disagree. I believe our system takes the lion's share of the blame. Prison as punishment is a relatively new phenomenon, along with the notion of rehabilitation in prison. If someone commits a crime resulting in a sentence of 1.5 X his life span, why should he NOT receive the death penalty within the next month?
You know what Dayton, I am a daughter of a cop I find you defending Huckabee sicking. I find anyone defending Huckabee and the cop killer sicking,
A basic assumption of the justice and penal system is that ANYONE not given a death sentence will eventually be released.
No prison system wants to hang on to a bunch of 80 year old inmates sentenced to life 60 years ago.
Irrelevant to this discussion.
I just find it odd, your position, and your claimed political views. :shrug:
So no one was killed, and we sentenced this guy to die in prison?
He'll some murderers get a better deal than this...
But whatever to attack the right winger du jour. :shrug:
You know what Dayton, I am a daughter of a cop I find you defending Huckabee sicking. I find anyone defending Huckabee and the cop killer sicking,
Not my fault Huckabee's a rightie. I'd hold the same view if the gov at the time was a leftie.
I'm supposed to favor releasing habitual criminals so they can continue to terrorize society?
105 years for burguraly and robbery is a violation of the 8th amendment, as a libertarian I am suprised you don't agree...
He's a repeat offender. He wasn't convicted for a one off crime. His total sentence was the result of five felony convictions.
8th amendment doesn't apply.
He's a repeat offender. He wasn't convicted for a one off crime. His total sentence was the result of five felony convictions.
8th amendment doesn't apply.
My cousin who is a brother is a cop, I train cops, I work with cops, I lost friends who were cops in the terrorist attacks of 911.
Huckabee saw an excessive sentence and commuted it to 50 years, what he saw as a violation of the 8th amendment of the US constitution...
He did not parole the guy, just commuted the sentence to 50 years....
Yeah they let the savage out early, but jeeze, you can't blame huckabee for the actions of this savage.... Its pure partisan hackery.
exacty, and AND huckabee only communicated the sentence, he was released by the parole board...
These officers were not even in the ground before some on the left used them to jump over a right winger.....
It's a sad display.
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