Corzine Issues Pardons, Releases Murderer

prisonerNew Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine spent his last few hours in office granting clemency to 14 people. Corzine agreed to parole a man convicted of a 1985 murder of a suspected drug dealer that some legal experts believe he did not commit. In partially commuting Quincy Spruell’s sentence, Corzine agreed to release the 43-year-old more than five years ahead of his 30-year sentence. Corzine said he took the action because there are serious doubts about the conviction. Corzine also listed a lifetime ban on running for public office for former Newark Councilwoman Dana Rone. She was removed from office after she interfered with a traffic stop involving her nephew in 2006.

Corzine issued 12 pardons for nonviolent offenses that were at least a decade old, including drug cases. AP

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1 COMMENT

  1. “…Corzine also listed a lifetime ban on running for public office…”

    Ref the word “listed” Did he “listed or do you mean “lifted”?
    Listed means she can never run again.
    Lifted means she can run again. (Typical political trick).

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