The ABA Journal reports that An inmate in Oregon who was sentenced to death after his second murder conviction, and who has asked to be executed, has won a round in court. The governor of Oregon, John Kitzhaber, had vetoed the death penalty for inmate Gary Haugen. Marion County Civil Court judge Timothy P. Alexander said in handing down his opinion that " "clemency is an act of grace, and the recipient is not obliged to accept it." The state is expected to appeal the ruling.
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