COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has denied clemency for the triggerman in a 1995 murder-for-hire scheme, overriding the state parole board's recommendation for mercy.
Strickland decided against clemency for 33-year-old Jason Getsy, scheduled to die Tuesday for the shooting death of Ann Serafino in suburban Youngstown.
Getsy's attorney David Stebbins says he was told of the decision Friday by Jose Torres, Strickland's attorney overseeing clemency cases.
Stebbins says it's disappointing that Strickland didn't follow the recommendation of the parole board, which voted 5-2 in favor of mercy last month.
The board said Getsy should not be executed while others involved in the crime who were equally guilty received lesser sentences.
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