{"id":294,"date":"2018-02-06T16:49:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T21:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/?p=294"},"modified":"2018-02-06T22:53:55","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T03:53:55","slug":"doyle-hamm-pleads-for-mercy-with-governor-of-alabama-kay-ivey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/2018\/02\/06\/doyle-hamm-pleads-for-mercy-with-governor-of-alabama-kay-ivey\/","title":{"rendered":"Doyle Hamm Pleads for Mercy with Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 6, 2018, counsel for Doyle Hamm respectfully urged the Governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey, to grant mercy in Doyle&#8217;s case and stop his execution by lethal intravenous injection. &#8220;I urge you to consider exercising your clemency authority and to grant Doyle Hamm a commutation. Clemency is meant to prevent unjust executions,&#8221; counsel wrote. &#8220;These extraordinary circumstances, which would make executing Doyle Hamm potentially inhumane and unconstitutional, unfortunately pose such a risk. In light of the cancer that Doyle Hamm already faces, as well as the high risk of a gruesome execution, I seek your mercy on Doyle Hamm\u2019s behalf.&#8221; The full letter is here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.law.columbia.edu%2Fupdate-hamm-v-alabama%2Ffiles%2F2018%2F02%2FClemency-Petition-Final-02.06.2018-with-Appendices.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/files\/2018\/02\/Clemency-Petition-Final-02.06.2018-with-Appendices.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><p class=\"embed_download\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/files\/2018\/02\/Clemency-Petition-Final-02.06.2018-with-Appendices.pdf\" download>Download [6.81 MB] <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 6, 2018, counsel for Doyle Hamm respectfully urged the Governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey, to grant mercy in Doyle&#8217;s case and stop his execution by lethal intravenous injection. &#8220;I urge you to consider exercising your clemency authority and to grant Doyle Hamm a commutation. 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