Doors' Morrison pardoned in Fla.

Friday, December 10, 2010

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- This is the end for 40-year-old convictions that left Jim Morrison marked with what today would be considered sex-offender status. Florida's Clemency Board, egged on by departing Gov. Charlie Crist, pardoned The Doors' long-dead singer Thursday on indecent exposure and profanity charges stemming from a wild concert.

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