In re Hooker

¶ 78. “Regardless of the result, this Court must enforce the articles of the Constitution as written.” Pro-Choice Mississippi v. Fordice, 716 So.2d 645, 652 (Miss.1998).

¶ 79. In Article 5, Section 124 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, the people 71 of Mississippi gave the governor the power to issue pardons and other forms of clemency. However, the people gave the governor this power only in certain situations. The people did not give the governor the power to pardon individuals convicted of treason or impeachment. Miss. Const, art. 5, § 124. The people did not give the governor the…