Two prisoners sentenced to death by President Joe Biden (D) don't want to accept his punishment, NBC News reported on monday.
Breitbart News reported at the time that Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in late December, converting them to life sentences.
“I have dedicated my career to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system,” Biden said.
However, two inmates, identified as Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis, recently filed an emergency motion in federal court “seeking an injunction to prevent the commutation of their death sentences to life in prison without parole,” according to NBC. said.
“The men believe that a reduced sentence would put them at a legal disadvantage because they maintain their innocence and plan to appeal,” the report said.
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Agovsky and Davis accommodated at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, according to Newsmax.
The newspaper said the men “face a difficult legal battle.” 1927 American SUPrThe court's ruling empowers the president to grant suspended sentences and pardons, and stipulates that “the convict's consent is not required.”
Agovsky is declared He was sentenced to death in 2004 after being found guilty of trampling and killing a fellow prisoner. new york post.
“Agovsky was serving a life sentence for murder and robbery dating back to the 1989 kidnapping and murder of a bank president before being convicted of a prison murder in 2001,” the newspaper reported.
He maintains he is innocent in the 1989 case and disputes how he was charged in later cases.
“Davis, 60, is a former police officer in New Orleans, Louisiana, who was convicted of hiring a hitman to kill Kim Groves in 1994, but has not filed charges against Kim Groves. I have submitted a letter.” post said the article.
According to a report from NBC, the men are now asking the judge to “appoint co-counsel in their request for a reduced amount.”
The list of convicted criminals whose sentences Biden has commuted include those involved in the killing of police officers, military personnel, and individuals on federal property, deadly bank robberies and drug trafficking, and security personnel inside federal buildings. The list includes criminals who have been sentenced for murdering members of the police or prisoners.
