“As a former Ohio prosecutor and judge, I have great respect for our criminal-justice system. However, even our system fails sometimes. When that happens, I believe we must correct those mistakes. Such an opportunity will be before the Ohio Parole Board on June 14 when it considers clemency for death-row prisoner Raymond Tibbetts.” To read […]
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Governor commutes death sentence of convicted murderer
COLUMBUS — Convicted murderer William T. Montgomery has been spared from Ohio’s lethal injection gurney. Without comment, Gov. John Kasich on Monday commuted Montgomery’s death sentence to life in prison without possibility of parole, agreeing with the 6-4 recommendation of the Ohio Parole Board on March 16. Read the full story here
Beacon Journal/Ohio.com editorial board: The parole board’s good reasons for advising clemency
The Ohio Parole Board reached the right conclusion last week in recommending that John Kasich commute the death sentence of William Montgomery. Next, the governor should concur with more fitting sentence of life without parole. Too much doubt surrounds this case for the state to go forward with the execution, currently scheduled for April 11. […]