Parole board asks Texas governor to pardon George Floyd in 2004 drug bust
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Parole board asks Texas governor to pardon George Floyd, writing he was 'set up' in drug bust
A request to grant George Floyd a full posthumous pardon is headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's desk after a public defender alleged Floyd was framed in a 2004 drug bust by a former Houston police detective now indicted on murder charges.
In a letter sent Monday to Floyd's one-time public defender Allison Mathis, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles wrote it has "completed their consideration of your client's application requesting a Full Pardon and have voted to recommend clemency."
The board forwarded its recommendation to Abbott for final disposition. Abbott has not said whether he will grant the pardon.
Mathis filed the request in April, writing in the petition that a "pardon is being sought because it is just and right to clear a conviction that is not supported by evidence."
