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mystery-ak:
Kasich spares life of convicted killer on death row after revelations of childhood abuse
By Avery Anapol - 07/21/18 09:47 AM EDT

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) on Friday commuted the sentence of a death row inmate following revelations about the inmate’s childhood abuse.

Raymond Tibbetts, 61, was convicted more than 20 years ago in the killing of his wife and another man in separate incidents on the same day.

Kasich commuted Tibbets’s sentence to life without the possibility of parole, according to CBS News.

“Specifically, the defense's failure to present sufficient mitigating evidence, coupled with an inaccurate description of Tibbetts' childhood by the prosecution, essentially prevented the jury from making an informed decision about whether Tibbetts deserved the death sentence," Kasich said in a statement.

Tibbetts received a sentence of life in prison for killing his then-42-year-old wife during an argument about his crack cocaine habit, and a death sentence for fatally stabbing a man for whom Tibbetts was working as a caretaker.

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skeeter:
Once you've started down this road you stop punishing anyone for any reason (except those who differ with you politically) - just like a progressive.

mountaineer:
This is idiocy. Who here had a less than perfect childhood but somehow managed not to kill someone in cold blood? Kasich is such a dolt.

truth_seeker:
Proof that Kasich is not the "conservative, " that some claim he is.

Cyber Liberty:
How touching.  I'm sure the families of the murder victims are just fine with this.  Must be nice to have a Governor who is willing to emote and signal virtue for you.

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