This Friday, the White House announced the pardon of six people, five of them convicted of drug and alcohol-related crimes, as well as a woman charged with second-degree murder.
Joe Biden has stated in the past that he believes the United States is a country that gives second chances to those who demonstrate rehabilitation.
On this occasion, the president announced that he granted pardons to six individuals who "have served their sentences and have demonstrated a commitment to improving their communities and the lives of those around them."
Unbelievable. Joe Biden, from thousands of applicants, grants only six pardons today. pic.twitter.com/w4qQHwHfnf
— Chris “Subscribe to Law Dork!” Geidner (@chrisgeidner) December 30, 2022
One of those pardoned was Gary Park Davis, a 66-year-old man who was convicted when he was 22 of conducting an illegal cocaine transaction. Davis served a six-month sentence and was on parole in 1981.
Edward Lincoln Do Coito III, 50, pleaded guilty more than two decades ago to marijuana trafficking and served less than two years. He was released in 2000.
Another of those pardoned was John Dix Nock III, who is 72 years old and was convicted of using his home for marijuana cultivation. The man had six months of community confinement.
Charles Byrnes-Jackson was also granted a pardon after being convicted of possessing and selling liquor without tax stamps at age 18. He was sentenced to five years probation.
Vincente Ray Flores is the youngest on this list of pardoned at 37 years of age. The man was convicted at age 19 by a special court-martial of using ecstasy and alcohol while serving in the Air Force. Flores was sentenced to four months in prison and paid a fine.
Finally, the White House decided to grant a pardon to Beverly Ann Ibn-Tamas, now 80 years old, who was convicted in 1977 of second-degree murder.
Biden has issued six full pardons today, including an 80-year-old who shot and killed her husband when she was 33 and testified he was abusive; a 37-year-old soldier who did ecstasy at age 19; and a 77-year-old who bootlegged whiskey at age 18, per the White House. pic.twitter.com/1yPyb7QlNY
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) December 30, 2022
The woman allegedly killed her husband with a firearm while she was pregnant after allegedly being verbally and physically assaulted.
"During her trial, the court refused to allow expert testimony regarding battered woman syndrome, a psychological condition and pattern of behavior that develops in victims of domestic violence," the White House reported.
