In the Case of a Person Facing a Death Sentence

question 27

Multiple Choice

In the case of a person facing a death sentence, the governor of Texas may independently

• A) grant a full pardon to a person convicted of a felony.
• B) remit a fine to a person who has been assessed one.
• C) grant one 30-day stay of execution of a death sentence.
• D) commute a death sentence to life imprisonment at hard labor.

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