GA 17-8-76 - GA 17-8-76

Clemency Grants of clemency. - Statute is not limited to clemency granted by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles or the Governor, but clemency that may be granted by any authority authorized by law including clemency granted by the trial court in permitting the service of the sentence on probation. Cash v. State, 231 Ga. 285 , 201 S.E.2d 625 (1973). This section applies to those statements concerning clemency by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles or other executive officers. Henderson v. State, 234 Ga. 893 , 218 S.E.2d 622 (1975). <h5...