Monday's commutation hearing is one of Taberon Honie’s last chances to try to stop his execution, which is currently scheduled in three weeks.
Attorneys for Taberon Honie will begin to make their case Monday morning for why the parole board should spare the death row inmate’s life. This is one of Honie’s last chances to try to stop his execution, which is scheduled for Aug. 8.
Honie’s hearing is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. If more time is needed, the hearing will continue on Wednesday until noon. The parole board is livestreaming the hearing,It’s expected that his attorneys will present evidence and witnesses who will share details about Honie’s traumatic childhood growing up on a Hopi reservation — which he said contributed to his alcohol and drug abuse at an early age.
The Utah attorney general’s office has indicated that it doesn’t plan to call any witnesses during the hearing, but will rely on exhibits related to the murder investigation and Honie’s subsequent court proceedings. They have argued in response to the commutation petition that Honie committed a heinous crime and doesn’t deserve the parole board’s mercy.
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