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Jan 18, 2022 · Patrick Baker was pardoned by Gov. Matt Bevin for killing a man during a drug transaction, but was convicted in federal court for murder. He denied the crime and claimed he was framed by a felon, but a judge found him guilty and sentenced him to 39½ years in prison.
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Jan 19, 2022 · By Associated Press. A man pardoned by Kentucky’s former governor for a 2014 drug robbery killing will return to prison to serve a 42-year federal sentence for the same crime. Patrick Baker was...
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Jan 19, 2022 · Federal officials were able to put the man, Patrick Baker, 43, on trial for a second time under the dual sovereignty doctrine, which allows defendants to be prosecuted for the same crime in...
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Aug 26, 2021 · A governor’s controversial pardon freed a killer. A new federal conviction could send him back to prison. By Jonathan Edwards. August 26, 2021 at 6:55 a.m. EDT. Patrick Baker, right, was ...
Jun 1, 2021 · Jerry Lambe Jun 1st, 2021, 2:04 pm. Patrick Baker. When Matt Bevin lost his 2019 re-election bid for governor, the Kentucky Republican controversially pardoned or commuted hundreds of criminal sentences on his way out the door, sparking an FBI probe. Less than two years later, federal authorities arrested one of several convicted killers ...
Aug 25, 2021 · Federal prosecutors brought charges against Patrick Baker after he was released from prison when former Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned him on his way out of office in 2019. Baker’s family had political connections to Bevin, including hosting a fundraiser for the one-term governor.
Mar 17, 2023 · Patrick Baker, whose family had political ties to former Gov. Matt Bevin, was pardoned on state charges for a 2014 drug robbery killing but later convicted in federal court. An appeals court upheld his conviction, citing the dual sovereignty doctrine and new evidence.
