Parole board, court reject clemency appeals

Both the state Board of Pardons and Paroles and the state Supreme Court today turned down clemency appeals by Darrell Gene Devier, scheduled to die in the electric chair at 7 tonight for the slaying of a 12-year-old girl. Devier, who spent seven hours with his mother and other family members on Moth...

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Published inThe Atlanta journal (Atlanta, Ga. : 1889)
Main Author Rhonda Cook and Marlon Manuel STAFF WRITERS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta, Ga Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC 15.05.1995
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Summary:Both the state Board of Pardons and Paroles and the state Supreme Court today turned down clemency appeals by Darrell Gene Devier, scheduled to die in the electric chair at 7 tonight for the slaying of a 12-year-old girl. Devier, who spent seven hours with his mother and other family members on Mother's Day, was scheduled to be executed for the 1979 kidnapping, rape and murder of Mary Frances Stoner of Adairsville. It would be the state's second execution in little more than a month. Devier was visited Sunday by his mother, stepfather, brother, sister- in-law, nephew, aunt and uncle from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All have been approved to visit him again today.
ISSN:2473-1625