Texas pardons board votes unanimously to recommend posthumous pardon for George Floyd
The ultimate decision on whether to grant Floyd clemency rests with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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The ultimate decision on whether to grant Floyd clemency rests with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
The ultimate decision on whether to grant Floyd clemency rests with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Parole board asks Texas governor to pardon George Floyd in 2004 drug bust
The ultimate decision on whether to grant Floyd clemency rests with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
IStock/PeopleImages(NEW YORK) -- A request to grant George Floyd a full posthumous pardon is headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's desk after a public defender alleged Floyd was framed in a 2004 drug bust by a former Houston police detective now indicted on murder charges. In a letter sent Monday to Floyd's one-time public defender Allison Mathis, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles wrote it has "completed their consideration of your client's application requesting a Full Pardon and have voted to recommend clemency." The board forwarded its recommendation to Abbott for...