Blount v. Clarke
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Justice CLEO E. POWELL.
Pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia, we accepted the following certified questions from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, restated for the ease of presentation, pursuant to Rule 5:40(d):(1) Is the document which emanated from the Executive Department [on January 10, 2014 and signed by then-Governor Robert F. McDonnell] to be considered [ (a) ] a ... pardon or [ (b) ] a commutation?(2) Were the actions taken by the Governor of Virginia in [the aforementioned document] valid under the Virginia…
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