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BOISE (AP) A judge says Idaho’s governor doesn’t have the power to veto a clemency recommendation by the state’s parole board for a terminally ill man who was expected to be executed this year. The ruling from 2nd District Judge Jay Gaskill on Friday says putting Gerald Pizzuto Jr. to death would be illegal […]
BOISE (AP) A state judge is weighing whether Idaho’s Constitution allows the governor to reject a parole board’s recommendation when it comes to commuting a death sentence a decision that may determine if a longtime death row inmate will be executed. 2nd District Judge Jay Gaskill heard arguments in Gerald Pizzuto Jr.’s case […]
BOISE (AP) Attorneys for a death row inmate say Idaho Gov. Brad Little doesn’t have the legal authority to overrule the state parole board’s commutation recommendation, and they are asking a state judge to hold off on signing a death warrant for their client. Gerald Ross Pizzuto Jr., 65, has been on death row […]