December 01, 2010

California, courts: Governor should grant clemency to Kevin Cooper - latimes.com

By Alan M. Dershowitz and David B. Rivkin Jr. December 1, 2010

"The state of California may be about to execute an innocent man." That is the warning of Judge William Fletcher of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 101-page dissent from the court's decision to uphold the murder conviction of Kevin Cooper. Although the courts lack the power to grant clemency, the governor has the responsibility to do so when justice requires it. Now Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is duty-bound to use that power to save a possibly innocent man from death.
Dec 1, 2010 8:38:53 AM | CALIFORNIA, CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, CLEMENCY

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