Louisiana's pardon board has rejected a clemency bid for Antoinette Frank — an ex-New Orleans police officer awaiting execution for the murder of a fellow officer and two other people during a 1995 restaurant robbery. New Orleans news outlets report that Frank's bid for a clemency hearing failed on a 2-2 vote following emotional testimony Friday.
awaiting execution for the murders of a fellow officer and two other people during a 1995 restaurant robbery lost a chance at clemency Friday during a meeting of Louisiana’s pardon board.It was one of five cases before the board following an initiative by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who opposes the death penalty.
Supporters of clemency said Frank had experienced horrific trauma and abuse at the hands of her father when she was growing up. There was testimony Friday and in past court cases that Frank’s father repeatedly raped her and forced her to have abortions.
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