HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS, Assurances have been received from the
Commissioner of Correction or the local authority of
the respective city jail or county detention centers
that:

(1)  None of these inmates have been convicted of
a crime of violence, as that term is defined in
Code, art. 27, § 710(C)c, viz., "... abduction,
arson, kidnapping, maiming, murder, rape,
robbery, including robbery with a deadly weapon
and assault with intent to commit any of these
crimes"; and no detainers have been filed against
any of these prisoners except for payable fines
or for traffic, non-support or non-violent
misdemeanors; and

(2)  None of these inmates have been convicted of
escape or attempted escape, possession of CDS
with intent to distribute, and any sex offense.

(3)  As of September 29, 1980, each of these
inmates will have served 50% or more of his/her
sentence; and

(4)  Each of the following inmates is scheduled
for mandatory discharge by operation of law
between September 29, 1980 and December 29, 1980;
and

(5)  Each of these inmates can be released
without danger to the public safety.

WHEREAS, Having carefully considered the recommendations of
the Commissioner of Correction and the local
authorities which have been made to me;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY HUGHES, GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND,
HAVING THOUGHT PROPER THE EXTENSION OF SUCH CLEMENCY IN
THE FOLLOWING CASES DO HEREBY, IN PURSUANCE OF THE
AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY LAW, GRANT UNTO THE PERSONS
ON THE LIST ATTACHED HERETO, A COMMUTATION OF THE
REMAINDER OF THEIR SENTENCES AS IMPOSED FOR THE TERMS,
ON THE DATES, BY THE COURTS, AND IN THE PLACES OF
DETENTION INDICATED, AND I HEREBY DIRECT THE IMMEDIATE
RELEASE FROM FURTHER CONFINEMENT OF THE AFORESAID
INDIVIDUALS.

[Names and other information for the 111 inmates
available from the Secretary of State's office
upon request.]