New Orleans ex-police officer awaiting execution loses chance at clemency
by Guardian staff and Associated Press from US news | The Guardian on (#6FJ3A)
Antoinette Frank, the only woman on Louisiana's death row, was convicted in the 1995 death of a fellow officer and two others
A New Orleans ex-police officer awaiting execution for the murders of a fellow officer and two other people during a 1995 restaurant robbery lost a chance at clemency Friday during a meeting of Louisiana's pardon board.
Antoinette Frank's bid for a clemency hearing failed on a 2-2 vote after emotional testimony.
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