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Governor Grants Clemency to Mississippi Man After Illegal Sentence

12/11/2025

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Marcus Taylor, a Mississippi man, will be released after Governor Tate Reeves granted him clemency.
In 2015, Taylor accepted a plea deal for conspiracy to sell a Schedule III controlled substance.
The maximum penalty for that crime was five years.
The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled Taylor's sentence illegal and ordered his release.
This marks Governor Tate Reeves's first clemency since taking office in 2020.

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Story summary

Marcus Taylor, a Mississippi man, will be released after Governor Tate Reeves granted him clemency.
In 2015, Taylor accepted a plea deal for conspiracy to sell a Schedule III controlled substance.
The maximum penalty for that crime was five years.
The Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled Taylor's sentence illegal and ordered his release.
This marks Governor Tate Reeves's first clemency since taking office in 2020.