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St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive - Thursday, June 13, 1957
Pardon Board Reaffirms Raulerson Death Penalty
TALLAHASSEE, (UP) - The Pardon Board yesterday denied an appeal to spare the life of William O. Raulerson who was sentenced to be electrocuted for first degree murder in Columbia County in 1955.
The board ignored attorneys' appeals that Raulerson would be more severely punished by being confined to the state prison for life. He was condemned to die for the shotgun murder of Johnnie O'Neal during a tussle in Raulerson's night club near Lake City.
The board granted pardons to 18 other persons, turned down seven, recommended two persons for early parole and by-passed another for federal court action.
Attorney Milco I. Thomas begged for Raulerson's life, declaring that "something went on that was not brought out in the trial."
"The punishment will be more severe if he is forced to be imprisoned at hard labor, the rest of his life." Thomas said.
But State Attorney William R. Slaughter demanded the death penalty be carried out, arguing "this was cold blooded murder. He shot O'Neal in the back and after he went down, he shot him again in the head."
The board denied a conditional pardon, to Raymond Dewey Martin, sentenced to seven years in prison for rape. Martin's attorney, Lawrence Renfroe of Tallahassee, claimed Martin was innocent.

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Sarasota Journal - Google News Archive - Jun 13, 1957
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