OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gov. Brad Henry wants the Pardon and Parole Board to investigate the case of a former state inmate to determine if he is innocent and can have his record expunged.
Henry made the request on Friday regarding the case of Gene Weatherly, to whom Henry granted a pardon in 2007. The governor says he is unable to decide whether Weatherly is innocent with the information he has.
An Oklahoma County jury convicted Weatherly in 1984 of stabbing a woman and sentenced him to 40 years in prison. The conviction was based in part on the testimony of fired Oklahoma City police chemist Joyce Gilchrist.
Gilchrist said mud and fibers on Weatherly's shoes proved he had been inside the victim's home.
An FBI chemist said later that Gilchrist's findings were faulty.
Oklahoma News
October 31, 2009
Henry requests parole board investigation
- Oklahoma News
-
- State House scuttles tax agreement; has new plan
- State Senate panel blocks appointee
- BA casino fight moves to federal court
- State Senate unveils revenue-neutral tax plan
- Chesapeake credit downgraded
- Special Olympics Summer Games wrap up today
- Jury deliberating in neglect trial
- Study needed before ending C-130 program
- Fallin endorses Romney during visit
- Defense witnesses testify in fire deaths
- More Oklahoma News Headlines
UN Blames Syrian Forces for Shelling Houla
Raw Video: Gay Protest Blocked in Moscow
Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks
Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results
Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class
Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack
Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
