Sunday, December 14, 2014

Wahlberg's plea points up risk of issuing pardons

FILE - In this June 19, 2014 file photo, American actor Mark Wahlberg arrives for the world premiere of the movie "Transformers 4: Age of Extinction" in Hong Kong. Wahlberg is seeking a pardon for violent assaults committed as a troubled teen in Boston in 1988, when he hit a Vietnamese man in the head with a wooden stick while trying to steal alcohol from a convenience store, and punched another man in the face while trying to avoid police. He was sentenced to three months in jail and served about 45 days. Massachusetts hasn’t approved a pardon in more than a decade. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) BOSTON (AP) — Actor Mark Wahlberg's plea for a pardon has focused fresh attention on excusing criminal acts — something governors rarely do because it's so politically risky.








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