Legal Opinion
Beacham v. Braterman
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided October 20, 1969No. Civ. 68-748PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
Before SIMPSON, Circuit Judge, and ATKINS and EATON, District Judges. EATON, District Judge:
Plaintiff, a convicted felon attempted to register to vote in Dade County, Florida, and was refused the right to register solely because he was a convicted fel on whose civil rights had not been restored. He applied for a pardon, which would have included a restoration of his civil rights, and his application was denied. Neither the Governor of Florida nor members of the State Cabinet have established specific standards to be applied to the consideration of petitions for pardon.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by38 opinions
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