Governor Abbott Pardons Ruth Griffith

December 21, 2018 | Austin, Texas | Proclamation

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: 

WHEREAS, Ruth Anne Griffith, formerly known as Ruth Anne Painter, D.O.B. October 21, 1996, was sentenced in the County Court at Law in Harrison County on January 22, 2014, to 100 days in jail for the offense of Assault Causing Bodily Injury, Cause No. 2013-1013; and

WHEREAS, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended a Full Pardon and Restoration of Full Civil Rights of Citizenship;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, by virtue of the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of this State, and acting upon the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, do hereby grant unto the said:

RUTH ANNE GRIFFITH

A FULL PARDON AND RESTORATION OF FULL CIVIL RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP THAT MAY HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN LOST AS A RESULT OF HER CONVICTION OF THE OFFENSE ABOVE SET OUT IN A COURT IN CAUSE NO. 2013-1013, IN HARRISON COUNTY, TEXAS. 

I HEREBY DIRECT that a copy of this proclamation be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and have officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed hereon, this the 21st day of December, 2018.

 

 

 

GREG ABBOTT

Governor

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