"(Prosecutor)Herzfeld successfully sued to keep a murderer named Don Jeffers behind bars (at least for a while longer) after Huckabee granted him clemency without explanation as required by law: "On granting an application (for executive clemency), the Governor shall include in his written order the reasons thereforeŠ."
Attorney General Mike Beebe, in nullifying the pardon, agreed that the governor had erred when he didn't give reasons why he had pardoned Jeffers and didn't even contact the prosecutor or the victim's family about how he felt about the pardon.
"It was a tremendous victory," says the 30-year-old prosecutor. "This was not only the first time a prosecutor had filed a lawsuit against a governor but had actually won." Jeffers had strangled a Bryant man during a home burglary in 1980 and is serving a life sentence without parole for murder and 25 years for armed robbery after he plea bargained to avoid the death penalty."
I wonder if anyone can find these reasons....it got so bad we just ignored the clemencies we knew he wasnt going change.....Jeffers must have been after another one I was digusted with and quit giving a crap. I dont remember the guys name, he had killed a preacher the family of the preacher did not want to seek the death penalty if the state promised he would do life in prison. 20 years later he is a trustee working in Huck’s triplewide and Huck grants him clemency. Huck said he would not and could not discuss the reasons. The preachers family was pissed they didnt get to talk to the governor about the clemency.