What Is the Process for Granting Clemency in Texas

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the process for granting clemency in Texas?

• A) The governor has complete control of whether to grant clemency.
• B) The governor must follow the recommendations of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.
• C) The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles makes a unilateral collective decision.
• D) There is no procedure for clemency in Texas.
• E) The court of criminal appeals must overturn the case.

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Definitions:

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Impulses

Sudden, involuntary inclinations to act without conscious thought.

Controlling

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Mirror-Image Perceptions

A situation in which conflicting parties view each other as morally wrong or evil, each believing themselves to be the righteous side.