Friday, June 14, 2013

Bonnie Foreshaw Clemency Petition Reconsidered


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WATERBURY – Citing “new information” revealed recently by The Litchfield County Times (LCT), the state Board of Pardons and Paroles will reconsider Bonnie Foreshaw’s clemency petition during a special meeting Monday at 8:30 a.m.

The new information was a blistering five-page memo written by Superior Court Judge Jon Blue 24 years ago when he was a public defender ...

  • Complete Article at Litchfield County Times


  • Documents starting to post -- including THE BLUE NOTE

  • New Haven Register


  • Register Citizen


  • Middletown Press


  • Recent Cool Justice columns





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