The Jackson County prosecutor’s office said in a news release Wednesday that the lead prosecutor and a victim in the case also support clemency for Alvis Williams.
Prosecutors asked for a 20-year prison term when Williams was sentenced in 1994. But a judge opted for the maximum 80-year sentence, which was only possible for about a one-year when second-degree burglary was listed as a dangerous felony. Today, the most severe sentence for the conviction would be seven years in prison.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said in a news release it is her “desire to see him as a taxpayer and a contributor to his family.”