Fletcher v. Graham

Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part opinion by

Justice SCOTT.

I concur wholly with Justice Johnstone’s Opinion of the Court, except as to the *404Governor’s constitutional power to appoint Special Justices. I write separately, however, regarding the permissible scope of the grand jury report, and to distinguish between individuals indicted before the issuance of the pardon, those indicted after the pardon (amnesty), and those granted amnesty and who will not be indicted.1

In the opinion of the court, we state that “[bjecause the Governor has conceded at oral argument that it is the prerogative…