Commonwealth Ex Rel. Meredith v. Hall

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Stites

Granting writ.

In April, 1934, Lee Fleenor was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and in November of the same year began to serve his sentence. On December 4,1935, Governor Laffoon granted Fleenor, together with a number of others, a conditional pardon which was accepted. On December 10, 1938, Acting Governor Edwin C. Dawson revoked the pardon as to Fleenor by an executive order and he was arrested and returned to the Reformatory. He was not given an opportunity to be heard nor any notice prior to the revocation of the pardon or his arrest. Fleenor filed a…