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Article: Execution Delayed Under New Clemency Rules.(John Raul Garza)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Corrections Today
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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According to The Washington Post, President Clinton delayed the federal execution of Juan Raul Garza, originally scheduled for Aug. 5, giving the Texas inmate's attorneys more time to argue for clemency. The delay of at least four months came about when Clinton signed an executive grant of clemency for Garza, which postpones the execution until at least Dec. 12.
The delay was possible when Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno approved new federal clemency regulations, which grant federal death row inmates and their victims the opportunity to make private oral presentations before ...