May 11, 2015
Board recommends second pardon for Shideler
With just two members voting today, the Board of Executive Clemency recommended a second pardon for an ex-convict who used a dead Watergate figure and a once-famous singer to vouch for his character.
May 11, 2015
Cause célèbre: Ex-con uses Watergate figure and reluctant 1950s entertainer in bid for pardon
The Board of Executive Clemency was impressed that singer Pat Boone, two former Arizona lawmakers and a figure in the 1970s Watergate scandal all went to bat for Greg Shideler as he sought a pardon for a 2001 aggravated assault conviction.