The governor compared the sentencing of Tina Peters to that of a former state senator, highlighting the disparity between the two.
Gov. Jared Polis has indicated he may grant clemency to Tina Peters, a former election clerk in Mesa County, The Democratic governor made the statement Tuesday night after former Colorado state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, who was convicted on the same charge of attempting to influence a public official as Peters, received aDemocratic states move to defend USPS gun shipping ban after DOJ declinesSuspect accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers pleads not guilty to new charges Polis suggested the law was applied unfairly in Peters’s case and signaled his office is considering rectifying it.
“Justice in Colorado and America needs to be applied evenly, you never know when you might need to depend on the rule of law,” he “This is the context I am using as I consider cases like this that have sentencing disparities, which is why I have extended the deadline for clemency applications until April 3rd,” the governor wrote. “I will be making decisions on these cases throughout the remainder of my governorship.” Before leaving office at the end of his second term in January 2027, Polis may free Peters, as has been repeatedly requested by President Peter Ticktin, a lawyer for Peters, believes her release may come as early as this week or even sometime Wednesday. “My understanding is that there is a 2 day delay between the commutation and the announcement and release for pragmatic purposes,” TicktinPolis has previously said Peters’s sentence was “harsh” after the issue was raised by Trump late last year and into this year.a “full pardon” for Peters on Truth Social. However, the move was largely symbolic and proved ineffective as the former election clerk was convicted on state rather than federal charges. The president lateron Polis and Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein, telling them to “rot in Hell” for incarcerating the elderly woman. Peters allegedly tampered with voting equipment in 2020 by using another individual’s security badge to give a person affiliated with Trump ally and MyPillow CEOTRUMP ENDORSEMENT TRACKER: HERE’S WHO THE PRESIDENT HAS PICKED IN GOP MIDTERM ELECTION PRIMARIES Peters and Lewis both faced four felony charges, including one count of attempting to influence a public servant. The other three charges on which Peters was convicted were misdemeanor counts.
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