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In the second time in as many months, Governor John Kasich has intervened to stop an execution. Today, he commuted John Jeffrey Eley’s sentence to life without the possibility of parole. Eley was scheduled to be executed on July 26.
From the beginning, Jeff Eley’s case has been fraught with concerns over his mental capacity and whether his actions warranted the death penalty. According to his family and friends, Jeff has always been considered “slow.” Older IQ tests show he has an IQ of 82, though his attorneys contend those tests may not be accurate and it is much lower. Jeff’s life changed when he met Melvin Green, a well-known criminal who was suspected by police in other violent crimes.
On August 26, 1986, Green convinced Jeff to hold up a local convenience store. Green gave Jeff a gun, and warned him that the shopkeeper kept a firearm behind the register. When they entered the store, Ihsan Aydah, the storeowner, reached for his gun and Jeff shot him.
Source: ACLU, July 10, 2012
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