Gov. Nixon commutes sentence for condemned man

Sunday, October 4, 2015

ST. LOUIS -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday spared the life of a death row inmate four days before the scheduled execution, saying he did so after "significant consideration" of the circumstances but without explaining further.

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