Sometimes things happen, everybody gets excited and the crisis is averted. So it happened in October of 2004 when Edward Dubose's parole hearing was scheduled for November 1 of that year.
Edward Dubose was convicted in the murder and rape of Brewton teenager, Stephanie Marie King. After much petitioning from Sallie King[mother] and Stephanie's many friends, Edward Dubose was denied parole. Sometimes the passage of time causes things to be forgotten. Sometimes things fall through the cracks in the floor...
According to a paragraph in the Alabama Pardon and Parole policies:
11. If parole has been denied, the Board shall determine whether and when the case shall next be docketed for consideration, not to exceed five (5) years. The case will be considered again as near as practicable to the specified month and year.
The "five (5) years)" will arrive on November 1, 2009. That's next year. Here is something to consider for activists protesting Dubose's next parole hearing:
Limestone Prison where Dubose is imprisoned is experiencing severe overcrowding problems. Reportedly this month they shipped 60 prisoners to Louisiana.
MONTGOMERY — Sixty male inmates from the Limestone Correctional Facility were moved to a facility in Louisiana on Friday, the Alabama Department of Corrections said. The transfers are an effort to reduce prison overcrowding and keep state inmates out of county jails beyond the 30-day time limit.
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturd...6/briefs.shtml
These factors and time could work in Dubose's favor. It is not too early to start petitions.
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