Summary
On August 21, [Leonard Peltier]'s attorney Eric Seitz wrote to supporters that, "[djespite judicial determinations that the unrepentant FBI fabricated evidence and presented perjured testimony in Leonard Peltier's prosecution; despite a jury's acquittal on grounds of self-defense of two co-defendants who were found to have engaged in the same conduct of which Mr. Peltier was convicted; despite Mr. Peltier's exemplary record during his incarceration of more than 33 years and his clearly demonstrated eligibility for parole; despite letters and petitions calling for his release submitted by millions of people in this country and around the world, including one of the judges who mied on his earlier appeals; and despite his advanced age and deteriorating health, the Parole Commission today informed Mr. Peltier that his "release on parole would depreciate the seriousness of your offenses and would promote disrespect for the law," and set a reconsideration hearing in July 2024, when Peltier will be 74 years old.
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Peltier Denied Parole
Leonard Peltier and others who attended were cautiously hopeful following his July 28 hearing before the U.S. Parole Commission at the federal prison in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. There was no immediate denial and the g...
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