GOP House leader asks Parson to pardon Kansas City inmate
3 years, 7 months ago

GOP House leader asks Parson to pardon Kansas City inmate

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— A Republican House member said Friday he and other state lawmakers will ask Missouri Gov. Rep. Andrew McDaniel of Deering, chairman of the House Corrections and Public Institutions Committee, said three other Republican and five Democratic legislators plan to join him in signing a letter asking for a pardon for Strickland, The Kansas City Star reported. “I’m pretty strong on keeping people locked up that did crimes but if there’s somebody that’s in there that’s innocent, just let him out.” Strickland has maintained his innocence since he was arrested and convicted in a 1978 triple murder in Kansas City. Federal prosecutors in the Western District of Missouri, Jackson County’s presiding judge, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and members of the team that convicted Strickland four decades ago also have said he deserves to be exonerated. Strickland’s name was not on a list of 36 pardons Parson issued this week and the Missouri Supreme Court this week declined to hear his petition for freedom.

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Missouri governor not convinced longtime inmate is innocent
3 years, 6 months ago

Missouri governor not convinced longtime inmate is innocent

Associated Press  

Mike Parson said he is not convinced that Kevin Strickland is innocent, despite prosecutors and other supporters calling for Strickland’s exoneration for a triple murder that has kept him in prison for four decades. Parson told KSHB-TV on Wednesday that he has looked at Strickland’s case several times but the “bottom line” is that no court of law has found …

Missouri governor says again he will pardon St. Louis couple
4 years, 3 months ago

Missouri governor says again he will pardon St. Louis couple

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Mike Parson said Wednesday he “most certainly would” pardon a St. Louis couple if they are convicted of gun charges after waving guns at protesters walking in front of their home this summer. Parson had said earlier that he would pardon the couple and he repeated that pledge during a news conference Wednesday. Protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda …

Parson says pardon likely if St. Louis couple charged
4 years, 5 months ago

Parson says pardon likely if St. Louis couple charged

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Mike Parson told a radio host that based on the information he’s received, it’s likely he would pardon a white St. Louis couple if they are charged for brandishing guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion. The couple accused demonstrators of knocking down an iron gate marked with “No Trespassing” and “Private Street” signs, though a protest leader …

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