Posted on 12/11/2005 7:32:00 PM PST by WKB
Statement of Governor Haley Barbour on Clemency Request of John B. Nixon, Sr:
On Saturday, I made the decision to deny the request for clemency made by and on behalf of John B. Nixon, Sr., who was convicted in 1986 in Rankin County Circuit Court of a heinous murder. I made this decision after a careful review of the records provided on his behalf.
I will not presume to substitute my judgment for the judgment of the Rankin County Circuit Court and the jury, which heard the evidence in the case, returned a guilty verdict and set the punishment; nor will I presume to substitute my judgment for the decisions of the Mississippi Supreme Court, the United States District Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Those courts have reviewed the legal issues and determined that this defendant's legal rights were protected at every stage. His various appeals over all these years were repeatedly heard and consistently denied.
As governor I take the obligation of reviewing a request for clemency very seriously. And, upon review, I find nothing to convince me that clemency is justified in this case.
The real tragedy is that justice in this case has been delayed for more than 20 years. A delay of this length greatly reduces the deterrent effect of the death penalty.
Mississippi Ping
OK Arnold your up !!
A commentator the other days said there are three reasons not to grant clemency: 1) Politics 2) Politics 3) Politics.
GOOD!
I didn't expect anything less from him.
19 years on death row is too long. it needs to be cut in half or more.
I predict he will cave in. He has already shown himself not to be a conservative. I doubt very much that he will run again, so he's showing his true colors.
Don't blame me, I voted for McClintock.
I predict you're right.
In our paper this morning there was a list of people on death row. there needs to be a lot more go to there death here. It filled one whole page. They did the crime now they need to pay with life. I pray for the one's families that was killed not the one's going to there death. An eye for eye I say. If this done lots of this would stop. Not all but a lot of it.
Californians can only wish to have as fine a governor as we have here in MS.
In our paper this morning there was a list of people on death row
See post #7
Sounds like a denial plus decision. Deny, and you should have been dead long ago.
Somebody send a copy of this to Arnold. It sounds like a perfectly logical decision.
GOOD! I didn't expect anything less from him.
Me either.
being a good ole boy from Yazoo City and all
He's the second best good ole
boy to come out of Yazoo. ;o)
Barbour belongs on a national ticket in 08.
"Barbour belongs on a national ticket in 08."
Coming from someone who has "been there"
I would say that is a good reference.!!
Sounds like a good template for Arnold to use. Gov. Barbour, please send the Word Document to Arnold for name change and signature.
Somebody send a copy of this to Arnold. It sounds like a perfectly logical decision.
Think it'll help??
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.