The Massachusetts Parole Board has unanimously voted to grant parole to William Allen. He has been incarcerated for almost 28 years on first degree murder charges. He's expected to be released within a month.
The Massachusetts Parole Board has unanimously voted to grant parole to William Allen. He has been incarcerated for almost 28 years on first degree murder charges. He's expected to be released within a month.
Because Allen would not plead guilty to murder charges, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole under a former state law that allowed for so-called"felony murder"charges. Under the former law, someone who participated in a crime but played no role in a killing to be punished as harshly as the actual murderer.
Among the dozens of people wrote letters in support of Allen's release was New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty, who testified before the Governor's Council in support of Allen's commutation.
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