A Guide to the Records of the Policy Office: Clemency and Extradition Files of Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder, 1990-1994 Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder, Policy Office: Clemency and Extradition Files 35539

A Guide to the Records of the Policy Office: Clemency and Extradition Files of Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder, 1990-1994

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 35539

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
USA
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Processed by: LVA Staff

Repository

The Library of Virginia

Accession Number

35539

Title

Policy Office: Clemency and Extradition Files of Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder, 1990-1994

Extent

24.5 cu. ft. (70 boxes)

Creator

Virginia. Governor (1990-1994 : Wilder)

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The records must be reviewed by staff for personal and medical privacy protected information before serving. Series II. Clemency Files are restricted for attorney-client privilege.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Policy Office: Clemency and Extradition Files, 1990-1994. Accession 35539. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder on 31 October 1996.

Processing Information

Original folder titles have been retained.

Biographical Information

Lawrence Douglas Wilder was born in Richmond, Va., on January 17, 1931. He graduated from Virginia Union University in 1951 and afterwards was drafted into the Army, where he served in the Korean War from 1952-1953 and received a bronze star. He then attended the Howard University School of Law and graduated in 1959. Douglas Wilder was elected to the Virginia Senate in 1969 as the first African American member since Reconstruction and served in the Senate for five terms. In 1985, he was elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor as the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. L. Douglas Wilder won the election for Governor of Virginia in 1989 and served from January 13, 1990 to January 14, 1994. He was the first African American to be elected as Governor in United States.

During the Wilder Administration, the Policy Office was headed by Walter McFarlane, Executive Assistant for Policy, and four Special Assistants: Richard Taylor (Health and Human Resources, and Education), Robert Blue (Finance and Natural Resources), Jeff Nuechterlein (Economic Development and Transportation), and Lynne Porfiri (Administration and Public Safety). The Policy Office was responsible for review and coordination of all policy matters, including: review of proposed legislation from agencies and Cabinet; formulation of the Governor's legislative initiatives; tracking legislation and serving as legislative liaison; review of General Assembly approved legislation submitted to the Governor for signature, amendment or veto; review of death penalty clemency requests, as well as other pardon and restoration of rights requests; review of legal settlements and other legal matters from the Office of the Attorney General's Office; review of proposed regulations; review of all matters pertaining to the judiciary and writs of habeas corpus; review of proposed executive orders; assistance with speech writing; serving as staff for Governor's special commissions; administrative support for Governor's Fellows program; serving as special interest liaison; acting as in-house counsel; and all correspondence with policy implications or pertaining to sensitive or controversial issues requiring legal overview.

Scope and Content

Records of the Policy Office: Clemency and Extradition Files, 1990-1994, of Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder. The collection is housed in 70 boxes and arranged into three series. Series have been designated for: Series I: Extraditions and Writs of Habeas Corpus; Series II: Clemency Files; and Series III: Restoration of Rights.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: Extraditions and Writs of Habeas Corpus Series II: Clemency Petitions Series III: Restoration of Rights

Contents List

Series I: Extraditions and Writs of Habeas Corpus , 1990-1993 .

Boxes Boxes 1-4

Extent: 1.3 cu. ft. (4 boxes)

Records of the Policy Office: Extraditions and Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1990-1993, of Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder. The records are organized alphabetically into 4 boxes. The Extraditions mostly contain memorandum from Walter McFarlane, Executive Assistant for Policy, detailing the name of the prisoner, the state which was requesting extradition, and stating the recommendation of the Attorney General. A few of the files include a copy of the extradition request and a prisoner profile. The Writs of Habeas Corpus include correspondence, prisoner profiles, memorandum, and a copy of the writ.

The records must be reviewed by staff for personal and medical privacy protected information before serving.

Box 1 Folder 1
Extraditions, 1990
Box 1 Folder 2
Extraditions, 1991
Box 1 Folder 3
Extraditions, 1991
Box 1 Folder 4
Extraditions, 1992
Box 1 Folder 5
Extraditions, 1993
Box 1 Folder 6
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1990 January-June
Box 1 Folder 7
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1990 July-September
Box 2 Folder 1
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1990 October-December
Box 2 Folder 2
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1991 January-March
Box 2 Folder 3
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1991 April-June
Box 2 Folder 4
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1991 July-August
Box 2 Folder 5
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1991 September-December
Box 2 Folder 6
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1992 January-February
Box 3 Folder 1
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1992 March-May
Box 3 Folder 2
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1992 June-September
Box 3 Folder 3
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1992 October-December
Box 3 Folder 4
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1993 January-February
Box 3 Folder 5
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1993 March
Box 3 Folder 6
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1993 April-May
Box 4 Folder 1
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1993 June-July
Box 4 Folder 2
Writs of Habeas Corpus, 1993 August-December
Box 4 Folder 3
Writs of Habeas Corpus, Incomplete, 1990

Series II: Clemency Petitions , 1990-1994 .

Boxes 5-60

Extent: 22 cu. ft. (63 boxes).

Series II. Clemency Files are restricted for attorney-client privilege.

This series contains clemency petitions from prisoners submitted to the Governor. The clemency petitions usually include: petition from prisoner, constituent letters (for and against clemency), court documents and opinions, summary of the case provided by the Office of the Attorney General, and a memorandum to the Governor providing background information on the case, anaylsis of petition and conclusion/recommendation to Governor.

Clemency petitions and/or correspondence for Capital Punishment cases were submitted on behalf of: Bassette, Herbert R. (clemency granted 1992); Boggs, Richard T. (executed 1990 July 19); Bunch, Timothy Dale (executed 1992 December 10); Chabrol, Andrew John (executed 1993 June 17); Clozza, Albert J. (executed 1991 July 24); Coleman, Roger Keith (executed 1992 May 20); Correll, Walter Milton, Jr. (executed 1996 January 4); Davidson, Mickey Wayne (executed 1995 October 19); Delong, Wayne Kenneth (suicide); Evans, Wilbert Lee (executed 1990 October 17); Fitzgerald, Edward B. (executed 1992 July 23); George, Michael Carl (executed 1997 February 6); Giarratano, Joseph (commuted February 1991); Jones, Willie Leroy (executed 1992 September 11); Justus, Buddy Earl (executed 1990 December 13); Peterson, Derick Lynn (executed 1991 August 22); Poyner, Syvasky L. (executed 1993 March 18); Pruett, David Mark (executed 1993 December 16); Savino, Joseph John, III (executed 1996 July 17); Snyder, Walter Tyrone (pardoned 1993 April 23); Spencer, Timothy Wilson (executed 1994 April 27); Stamper, Charles S. (executed 1993 January 19); Velasquez, Alex M. (conditional clemency 1992 November 25, died 1993 April 14); and Wise, Joe Lewis (executed 1993 September 14).

Arranged alphabetically by prisoners last name into two subseries: Subseries A: Capital Punishment Files and Subseries B: General Files.

Subseries A: Capital Punishment Files
- Box 5
  Bassette, Herbert R., 1992
- Box 6
  Boggs, Richard Thomas, 1990
- Box 7
  Boggs, Richard Thomas, 1990
- Box 8
  Bunch, Timothy Dale, 1992
- Box 9
  Bunch, Timothy Dale, 1992
- Box 10
  Bunch, Timothy Dale, 1992
- Box 11
  Bunch, Timothy Dale, 1992
- Box 12
  Chabrol, Andrew John, 1993
- Box 13
  Clozza, Albert J., 1991
- Box 14
  Coleman, Roger Keith, 1992
- Box 15
  Coleman, Roger Keith, 1992
- Box 16
  Coleman, Roger Keith, 1992
- Box 17
  Coleman, Roger Keith, 1992
- Box 18
  Coleman, Roger Keith, 1992
- Box 19
  Coleman, Roger Keith, 1992
- Box 20
  Correll, Walter Milton, Jr., 1990
- Box 21
  Davidson, Mickey Wayne, 1993
- Box 22
  Delong, Wayne Kenneth,
- Box 23
  Evans, Wilbert Lee, 1990
- Box 24
  Evans, Wilbert Lee, 1990
- Box 25
  Evans, Wilbert Lee, 1990
- Box 26
  Evans, Wilbert Lee, 1990
- Box 27
  Fitzgerald, Edward B., 1992
- Box 28
  Fitzgerald, Edward B., 1992
- Box 29
  Fitzgerald, Edward B., 1992
- Box 30
  George, Michael Carl, 1993
- Box 30a
  Giarratano, Joseph, 1991
- Box 30b
  Giarratano, Joseph, 1991
- Box 30c
  Giarratano, Joseph, 1991
- Box 30d
  Giarratano, Joseph, 1991
- Box 30e
  Giarratano, Joseph, 1991
- Box 30f
  Giarratano, Joseph, 1991
- Box 30g
  Giarratano, Joseph, 1991
- Box 31
  Jones, Willie Leroy, 1992
- Box 32
  Jones, Willie Leroy, 1992
- Box 33
  Jones, Willie Leroy, 1992
- Box 34
  Justus, Buddy Earl, 1990
- Box 35
  Peterson, Derick Lynn, 1991
- Box 36
  Peterson, Derick Lynn, 1991
- Box 37
  Peterson, Derick Lynn, 1991
- Box 38
  Poyner, Syvasky L., 1993
- Box 39
  Poyner, Syvasky L., 1993
- Box 40
  Poyner, Syvasky L., 1993
- Box 41
  Pruett, David Mark, 1993
- Box 42
  Pruett, David Mark, 1993
- Box 43
  Savino, Joseph John, III, 1990
- Box 44
  Snyder, Walter Tyrone, 1993
- Box 45
  Spencer, Timothy Wilson, 1993
- Box 46
  Stamper, Charles S., 1992
- Box 47
  Stamper, Charles S., 1992
- Box 48
  Stamper, Charles S., 1992
- Box 49
  Stamper, Charles S., 1992
- Box 50
  Stamper, Charles S., 1992
- Box 51
  Stamper, Charles S., 1992
- Box 52
  Velasquez, Alex, 1992
- Box 53
  Wise, Joe Lewis, 1993
- Box 54
  Wise, Joe Lewis, 1993
Subseries B: General Files
- Box 55 Folder 1
  Adolf, Jerry, 1993
- Box 55 Folder 2
  Allen, Howard, 1992
- Box 55 Folder 3
  Anderson, Carnell, 1993
- Box 55 Folder 4-8
  Anderson, Marvin Lamont, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 1
  Anthony, Mark, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 2
  Austin, Robert, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 3
  Billington, Michael, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 4
  Brady, Kenneth E., Jr., 1992
- Box 56 Folder 5
  Brown, Fred Jackson, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 6
  Brown, Patrick J., 1993
- Box 56 Folder 7
  Bullock, Samuel, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 8
  Chrisman, Charles D., 1993
- Box 56 Folder 9
  Clark, John Edward, Jr., 1993
- Box 56 Folder 10
  Crawford, Leland D., 1992
- Box 56 Folder 11
  Creekmur, William Rogers, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 12
  Crowe, Raymond P., Jr., 1993
- Box 56 Folder 13
  Currie, Reznick, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 14
  Curtis, Kevin D., 1993
- Box 56 Folder 15
  Davis, Michael, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 16
  Davis, Wallace S., 1992
- Box 56 Folder 17
  DeLaoch, Glen, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 18
  Delk, Stevie, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 19
  Dillard, Patricia, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 20
  Dunn, Thomas, 1993
- Box 56 Folder 21
  Epps, Charles H., 1993
- Box 57 Folder 1
  Ferguson, Robert L., 1992
- Box 57 Folder 2
  Fettig, Kerry A., 1992
- Box 57 Folder 3
  Fitz, Michael S., 1993
- Box 57 Folder 4
  Fletcher, Gergory, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 5
  Foreman, Patrick, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 6
  Forsythe, Joseph, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 7
  Fuller, Robert, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 8
  Gay, James F., 1993
- Box 57 Folder 9
  Geesy, Harry, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 10
  Gentry, John, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 11
  Gilliam, Olivia Little, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 12
  Graham, Kenneth E., 1994
- Box 57 Folder 13
  Hart, Herbert H., 1993
- Box 57 Folder 14
  Hatcher, Bruce A., 1993
- Box 57 Folder 15
  Hatcher, Kenneth E., 1993
- Box 57 Folder 16
  Hill, Michael L., 1993
- Box 57 Folder 17
  Holliday, Charles, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 18
  Hudnall, Vermidell, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 19
  Islam, Mohammed A., 1993
- Box 57 Folder 20
  Iverson, Allen, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 21
  Jackson, Sandra, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 22
  Jefferson, Charles W., IV, 1993
- Box 57 Folder 23
  Johnson, Cylde, Sr., 1992
- Box 58 Folder 1
  Johnson, Edward T., 1992
- Box 58 Folder 2
  Johnson, Richard, Jr., 1991
- Box 58 Folder 3
  Johnson, Sandra, 1992
- Box 58 Folder 4
  Jones, Donald, 1992
- Box 58 Folder 5
  Jones, Morris, 1992
- Box 58 Folder 6
  Kelliher, Charles, 1991
- Box 58 Folder 7
  Kelly, Calvin J., 1990
- Box 58 Folder 8
  Kennon, Suzanne, 1993
- Box 58 Folder 9
  Koury, Roger, Sr., 1992
- Box 58 Folder 10
  Life, Vicky, 1993
- Box 58 Folder 11
  Lovitt, Anthony D., 1992
- Box 58 Folder 12
  Maryland, Andrew M., 1992
- Box 58 Folder 13-14
  Mackenzie, Seth Dabney, 1993
- Box 58 Folder 15
  Maker, Robert, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 1-2
  Martin, Joseph N., 1993
- Box 59 Folder 3
  Martin, Ralph, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 4
  Miller, Lisa, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 5
  Miller, Mark A., 1993
- Box 59 Folder 6
  Miltier, Joseph E., 1991
- Box 59 Folder 7
  Minor, Walter, Jr., 1992
- Box 59 Folder 8
  Mitchell, Arthur E., 1993
- Box 59 Folder 9
  Moore, Vernon, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 10
  Morton, John, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 11
  Mullins, Cynthia Lynn Tucker, 1992
- Box 59 Folder 12
  Murray, Ross Richard, 1991
- Box 59 Folder 13
  Myers, Kevin Brian, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 14
  Neal, Charles, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 15
  Nelson, Ricky, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 16
  Nelson, Roger Lee, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 17
  Newton, Edward C., IV, 1991
- Box 59 Folder 18
  Norwood, Bobby, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 19
  Paley, Michael Linwood, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 20
  Parker, Richard, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 21
  Pettus, Thomas R., 1993
- Box 59 Folder 22
  Pinto, Moshe, 1991
- Box 59 Folder 23
  Pomerantz, Arthur, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 24
  Powell, Roger, 1993
- Box 59 Folder 25
  Puryear, Garland, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 1
  Reznick, Currie, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 2
  Robinson, James, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 3
  Satchell, Charles, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 4
  Saunders, Walter Jerome, Jr., 1992
- Box 60 Folder 5
  Scaggs, Timothy L., 1993
- Box 60 Folder 6
  Scales, Shawn, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 7
  Sharp, Mike, 1991
- Box 60 Folder 8
  Simmons, Michael, and Wynn, Samuel, 1993-1994
- Box 60 Folder 9
  Sindram, Michael, 1992
- Box 60 Folder 10
  Smith, James Arnold David, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 11
  Speck, Dennis E., 1992
- Box 60 Folder 12
  St. Clair, Howard Allen, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 13
  Stephens, Robert, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 14
  Taylor, Alphonzo, Sr., 1993
- Box 60 Folder 15
  Taylor, Marie Lee, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 16
  Teel, Lisa Dallas, 1993
- Box 60 Folder 17
  Terry, William C., 1993
- Box 60 Folder 18
  Turner, John W. 1991
- Box 60 Folder 19
  Vaughn, Gilbert L., 1993
- Box 60 Folder 20
  Warren, Dorothea, 1992
- Box 60 Folder 21
  Washington, Melvin D., 1993
- Box 60 Folder 22-23
  Williamson, Willie J., 1990
- Box 60 Folder 24
  Wills, Michael P., 1993
- Box 60 Folder 25
  Wright, Gregory S., 1993
- Box 60 Folder 26
  Wyatt, Dewayne Alan, 1993

Series III: Restoration of Rights , 1990-1993 .

Boxes 61-63

Extent: 1.05 cu. ft. (3 boxes).

This series contains records relating to pardons and restorations of rights submitted to the Governor. Also included are correspondence and memorandum regarding clemency and other policies from the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Box 61 Folder 1
Administrative Law Appendix, Review, 1992
Box 61 Folder 2
Conflict of Interest statements, 1990
Box 61 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1990-1991
Box 61 Folder 4
Escaped inmates, Kelleher, Charles, 1990
Box 61 Folder 5
Escaped inmates, Daniels, Ruben, 1990
Box 61 Folder 6
Escaped inmates, Smith, Oliver, 1990
Box 61 Folder 7
Escaped inmates, Williamson, Willie, 1990
Box 61 Folder 8
Executive Clemency, 1990
Box 61 Folder 9
Executive Clemency, 1991
Box 61 Folder 10
Executive Clemency, 1992
Box 61 Folder 11
Extraditions, 1990
Box 61 Folder 12
Finalization of Appointment of Escheators, 1990
Box 61 Folder 13
Firearms policy, 1988-1991
Box 61 Folder 14
Form letters, 1990
Box 61 Folder 15
General, 1990
Box 62 Folder 1
Inmate mail, 1990
Box 62 Folder 2
List of Removal of Political Disabilities from 1970 to 1990
Box 62 Folder 3-4
Memorandum, 1992
Box 62 Folder 5-6
Pardons and Restoration of Rights, 1990
Box 62 Folder 7-8
Pardons and Restoration of Rights, 1990-1991
Box 63 Folder 1
Requisition, 1991
Box 63 Folder 2
Restoration of Rights, 1990-1992
Box 63 Folder 3
Restoration of Rights, 1992
Box 63 Folder 4
Restoration of Rights, 1993
Box 63 Folder 5
Travel order requests policy, 1990