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Federal public defender Vicki Werneke, left, argues for mercy for death row inmate Arthur Tyler before the Ohio Parole Board while fellow public defender Alan Rossman observes, on Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. Tyler's lawyers say he is innocent and should be freed, while prosecutors say his death sentence should be commuted to life in prison because of questions about his case. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Ohio governor grants clemency to condemned inmate

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Allan Regas, right, Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, explains to the Ohio Parole Board why his office is seeking clemency for condemned killer Arthur Tyler, while Katherine Mullin, also an Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, listens in, on Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. Regas says his office maintains Tyler is guilty, but says the case wouldn't meet current standards for a capital punishment prosecution. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Ohio board recommends mercy for condemned killer

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FILE- This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Arthur Tyler. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty planned Monday, April 21, 2014, to submit his position on whether condemned killer Tyler, who is facing execution next month for a Cleveland produce vendor’s 1983 slaying, should receive mercy. Attorneys for defendant Tyler say he should receive clemency partly because a second defendant repeatedly admitted being the shooter. (AP Photo/Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, File)

Traditional foes back mercy for condemned killer

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press