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JONES v. HOOKS

1010948.

850 So.2d 1228 (2002)

Clifford James JONES et al. v. Ralph HOOKS et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Gespass of Gespass & Johnson, Birmingham, for plaintiffs.

Arthur Brennan Malloy, pro se.

William H. Pryor, Jr., atty. gen., Beth Slate Boe, asst. atty. gen., and Edward A. Hosp, governor's legal advisor.

WOODALL, Justice.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama has certified to this Court the following questions:

"(1) Does Alabama law authorize the governor to grant a commutation of a sentence of life without parole to a sentence of life with the possibility of parole? "(2) If so, what guidelines, if any, apply to the decision-making process? "(3) Is a hearing before the governor required at which the prisoner...

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