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Tennessee lawmakers ask governor to grant clemency to Cyntoia Brown over murder conviction
Source: ABC News
Tennessee lawmakers ask governor to grant clemency to Cyntoia Brown over murder conviction
By KARMA ALLEN Jan 4, 2019, 6:55 AM ET
Lawmakers in Tennessee are asking the state's governor to pardon a 30-year-old woman who was sentenced to life in prison for murder.
State lawmakers, ministers and activists gathered for a press conference at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville on Thursday, asking Gov. Bill Haslam to pardon Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16.
Brown was convicted in 2004 over the murder of Johnny Allen, a 43-year-old real estate broker she claims was trafficking her for sex. She was tried as an adult in the case.
State Sen.-elect Brenda Gilmore, who organized the event along with the Women for Cyntoia advocacy group, said Brown was homeless and trapped in prostitution at the time.
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By KARMA ALLEN Jan 4, 2019, 6:55 AM ET
Lawmakers in Tennessee are asking the state's governor to pardon a 30-year-old woman who was sentenced to life in prison for murder.
State lawmakers, ministers and activists gathered for a press conference at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville on Thursday, asking Gov. Bill Haslam to pardon Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16.
Brown was convicted in 2004 over the murder of Johnny Allen, a 43-year-old real estate broker she claims was trafficking her for sex. She was tried as an adult in the case.
State Sen.-elect Brenda Gilmore, who organized the event along with the Women for Cyntoia advocacy group, said Brown was homeless and trapped in prostitution at the time.
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Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/tennessee-lawmakers-governor-grant-clemency-cyntoia-brown-murder/story?id=60155478