In 2014: One day from execution, Georgia spared a death row inmate's life
On July 9, 2014, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles commuted Tommy Lee Waldrip's death sentence to life without parole one day before his scheduled execution, after pro bono attorneys uncovered Fifth Amendment violations and evidence he had falsely exaggerated his role to protect his son.
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