Government,
Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Dec. 24, 2018
State high court halts one of Brown’s 1,100 pardons
The blocking of a pardon for a twice-convicted felon was a rare stumble in the governor’s race to grant clemencies as his last term comes to an end.
Jerry Brown, preparing to leave office in a week, has marked another milestone by becoming the first governor since 1930 to have a pardon overturned by the state Supreme Court.
The state high court's decision to block the pardon of a twice-convicted felon was a rare stumble in Gov. Jerry Brown's race to grant clemencies as his term nears end.
During his current eight-year term, Brown has granted more than 1,100 pardons, his office said. He has also commuted 152 sentences, almost three times as many as any other governor.
Since August, he has granted 74 pardons and 101 c...
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