Gov. Laura Kelly issues pardon in 1993 Lyon County aggravated battery case

Gov. Laura Kelly has exhibited mercy in the form of pardons and sentence commutations twice as frequently as the state's four previous governors combined.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 532

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly granted a pardon to a man convicted of aggravated battery more than three decades ago in Lyon County and sentenced to serve 32 months in prison.

Kelly, who is the final year of her second term as Kansas governor, has relied on executive authority outlined in the Kansas Constitution to pardon or commute sentences twice as many times as the state’s four previous governors combined.

The decision to extend …

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