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Gov. Ted Strickland Granted Clemency to Jeff Hill

By "Persian Cowboy"

Ohio governor. Ted Strickland granted clemency to Jeff Hill this afternoon. The press release and statement by the Governor's Office is posted below. Statement Regarding Clemency Application of Jeffrey D. Hill Columbus , Ohio ? Governor Ted Strickland today issued the following statement regarding the pending clemency application of Jeffrey D. Hill: ?Jeffrey Hill was convicted, by a jury, of the aggravated murder of Emma Hill, his mother. He is scheduled to be executed on March 3, 2009. On February 6, 2009, the Ohio Parole Board unanimously recommended that Mr. Hill be granted a commutation of his death sentence to a sentence of from 25 years to life. The Parole Board cited five basic reasons for its recommendation: the views of the victim?s family, the lack of adequate representation by counsel at Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on February 12, 2009 (boomark / email).