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President Bill Clinton Commutes a Life Sentence for Murder...
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President Bill Clinton Commutes a Life Sentence for Murder William Clinton (1946- ), forty-second President (1993-1996). Clinton was a six-time governor of Arkansas. A graduate of Georgetown University, he attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar before graduating from Yale Law School. Document signed, 1 page, 8" x 13", December 8, 1980, Arkansas. Typed on State of Arkansas Executive Department stationary. Pardon reads, "Proclamation to all whom these present shall come greetings: Whereas Sandfort Wilborn, A.D.C. 55301, was convicted in Columbia County, Arkansas of the crime of Murder First Degree and sentenced on October 22, 1963 to a term of life imprisonment in the Arkansas Department of Correction, and Whereas, the Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends that the sentence of Sandfort Wilborn be commuted from Life to parole eligibility; Now therefore, I, Bill Clinton, by the virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Arkansas do hereby commute the sentence of Sandfort Wilborn to a term of seventy-seven (77) years; four (4) months." Signed by Clinton and Paul Riviere, Secretary of State. Faintly notarized with the State of Arkansas seal. Accompanied by COA from PSA/DNA.Auction Info
2005 April Historical Manuscripts & Autographs Auction #611 (go to Auction Home page)
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April, 2005
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