Killer Spared By Commutation Presses Lawsuit

[longnecker]

DOVER, Del. (AP) - Former Delaware death row inmate Robert Gattis says a federal lawsuit he filed against prison officials is still active.



Gov. Jack Markell commuted Gattis' death sentence to life without parole in January. In return, Gattis agreed to waive further legal challenges related to his murder conviction.



State attorneys say Gattis also agreed in return for commutation not to challenge any aspect of his current confinement, so the claims in his 2008 lawsuit are waived or moot.



But Gattis said in court papers this week that his commutation does not affect his claim that prison officials violated his constitutional rights by returning a Playboy magazine he had ordered from a book store.



Gattis did concede that other claims in lawsuit are now moot because he is no longer on death row.
http://www.wboc.com/story/17072322/k...resses-lawsuit

[Tralee]

Funny, I was talking about this with a good friend who is a judge and there could be consequences if he presses the issue. Wouldn't it be funny if because he didn't honor his word that the Gov. would find that he couldn't support the commutation due to his actions? Just sayin'. This just goes to show you that criminals are not the sharpest knives in the drawer. He got a good deal, pledged to NOT continue with his challenges and, guess what, continued to press his challenges. Duh, stupid is as stupid does. God save me from these so called "Prison Lawyers". They really have no idea what they are doing.