Cheryl McCafferty To Be Pardoned By Gov. Beshear

Gov. Beshear Grants 197 Pardons, 6 Commutations

Cheryl McCafferty. Via WCPO.com. 

In his final executive action before leaving office, Gov. Steve Beshear today granted 197 pardons and 6 commutations to individuals sentenced for a range of offenses. Cheryl McCafferty, who shot her husband Robert in 2007 will be one of those.

FTM broke the story that McCafferty could be let out early (listen to that podcast here) but with the pardon by Beshear, she will be let out immediately.

So what does the pardon mean for McCafferty?
A pardon is an act of the Governor whereby a person is forgiven of a crime. If the person is still serving a prison sentence, that penalty is no longer in effect and the person will be released immediately. Any restrictions placed on ex-convicts do not apply to the pardoned person.

That being said, a pardon does not erase a conviction. The conviction remains on your criminal record and must be disclosed in any situation where information about past criminal activity is required. This is different from an expungement, which would mean that the crime never existed.

Throughout his 8 years in office, Gov. Beshear received more than 3,400 requests for pardons that were reviewed over several months by the Governor and his staff.

“I spent many long days weighing the merits and circumstances of individual cases before making my final decisions,” Gov. Beshear said. “The pardon authority afforded me by Section 77 of the Kentucky Constitution isn’t something I take lightly. We are talking about action that impacts the lives of so many individuals.”

Among the actions taken today by Gov. Beshear were commutations of sentence or full pardons to 10 women sentenced for violent crimes they committed.

“These 10 women – some of whom are currently incarcerated and some of whom have already been released from institutions – were recommended to me for consideration for full pardons after an extensive joint review by the Department for Public Advocacy and the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association,” Gov. Beshear said. “After further review of those files, I determined that some of the pardon requests should be granted, while others merited a commutation of sentence.”  

A full list of pardons are listed below:

Last Name	First Name	Middle Name	Suffix	City	State
Adams	Billy	Blake		Maysville	KY
Akins	Alicia	Chantell		Paducah	KY
Back	Charles	Jerome		Nebo	KY
Baker	Francis	Lee		Lexington	KY
Barlow	Bruce	Thomas		Somerset	KY
Belew	Joseph	Leonard		Oak Grove	KY
Bennett	Christopher	Ray		Edmonton	KY
Besselman	Leona	Gail		Jeffersonville	KY
Bickett	John	Paul		Bardstown	KY
Birch	Rowlando	Ray		Danville	KY
Bishop	Michael	Ray		Louisville	KY
Blair	Travis	G.		Georgetown	KY
Blaisdell	Amber	L		Lexington	KY
Booker	Keith	Lavelle		Mt. Washington	KY
Bowman	Allison	Ann		Lexington	KY
Boyd	Dillard	Shawn		Prestonsburg	KY
Brickey	Justin	Dale		Sandy Hook	KY
Brown	Jenny	Lee		Dunnville	KY
Brownlee	Jesse			Frankfort	KY
Bryant	Angelia	Shaw		Russell Springs	KY
Burkins	Ronald	Lewis		Henderson	KY
Burton	Robert	William		Columbia	KY
Bybee	Joseph	Cole		Cadiz	KY
Carney	Christopher	Lynn		Campbellsville	KY
Carroll	Preston	Wade		Sandy Hook	KY
Carson	Philip	Gaines		Dallas	TX
Cash	Regina	Lee		Park Hills	KY
Chapman	Mark	Anthony		Salt Lick	KY
Choate	James	Brent		Shepherdsville	KY
Ciampa	Peter	Robert		Paducah	KY
Cima	Anthony	Joseph		Gray	KY
Clark	Michael	Warren		Frankfort	KY
Clark	Mabel	Lynette		Hopkinsville	KY
Clay	Cassandra	Denise		Lexington	KY
Cochran	Jeffrey	Lewis		Princeton	KY
Collins	Janice	Calista		Louisville	KY
Collinsworth	Amber	Nicole		Salyersville	KY
Colson	Larry	Thomas		LaCenter	KY
Combest	Keith	Casey	II	Henderson	KY
Cone	John	Luke		Benton	KY
Cook	Aprile	Leigh		Topmost	KY
Corbin	Claude	Michael	Jr.	Lexington	KY
Corde	Erica	Dawn		Lexington	KY
Coyle	Justin	Louis		Lebanon	KY
Craddock	Donald	Ray		Dry Ridge	KY
Craft	Jerry	Denton		Glasgow	KY
Crandal	Robin	Marie		Louisville	KY
Cunningham	Horace	Alton	III	Calvert City	KY
Dagnan	Christopher	A		Ezel	KY
Dame	Clayton	Eugene		Benton	KY
Davis	Tammy	LaToyia		Clarksville	TN
Dearing	Gregory	Eric		Louisville	KY
Eisner	Cathy	Ann		Louisville	KY
Ellis	Freddie	Garland	Sr.	Harrogate	TN
Emery	Chad	Ernest		Cloverport	KY
Ezell	Reginald	Eugene		Louisville	KY
Farmer	Deanna	Lynn		Louisville	KY
Fields	Larry	Christopher		Pikeville	KY
Finegan	Brian	M.		Louisville	KY
Finney	Patrick	Curtis		Paducah	KY
Fletcher	Lisa	Kay		Hopkinsville	KY
Fluharty	John	Paul		Frankfort	KY
Fogarty	Patrick	Michael		Louisville	KY
Foster	Thomas	Albert	Jr.	Liberty	KY
Frields	Amy	Nicole		Henderson	KY
Fullenwider	Steven	Eric		Lewisport	KY
Gardner	Shawn	Lamont		Louisville	KY
George	Morgan	Ramsey		Bluefield	VA
George	Rachel	Lane		Memphis	TN
Gevedon	Travis	Gerome		Charleston	SC
Gibson	Rachel	Renee		Elsmere	KY
Gibson	Kenneth	Omar	Jr.	Madisonville	KY
Goods	JoAnne			Lexington	KY
Goodwin	Justin	Allen		Lexington	SC
Grantham	Max	Kevin		LaCenter	KY
Green	Rickey	Joe		Louisville	KY
Gregory	Terry			Manchester	KY
Haggard	Daniel	Wayne		Paris	KY
Hale	Jayson	Ryan		Mousie	KY
Hale	Wesley	Everett		Paducah	KY
Harbour	Debra	Sue		Crescent Springs	KY
Hatchell	Charles	Thomas		Louisville	KY
Heinze	Daniel	P.		Louisville	KY
Henderson	Wesley	Alan		Crestwood	KY
Henson	James	Anthony		Manchester	KY
Herrington	Brittany	Jayde		Argillite	KY
Hiser	Michael	D.		Shepherdsville	KY
Honeycutt	Billy	Joe		Park City	KY
Hoover	Christopher	Clark		Lexington	KY
Hughes	Stephanie	Ann		Union	KY
Hutchinson	Kelly	Gene		Bardwell	KY
Hutchinson	Samuel	James		Ezel	KY
Jefferson	Jennifer			Lexington	KY
Johnson	Justin	Reed		Vine Grove	KY
Jones	John	Rogers		Henderson	KY
Jones	Stephen	Alexander		Lexington	KY
Jones	Marcus	Todd		Owingsville	KY
Jones	Gerald	Kenneth		Perryville	KY
Karnes	Brandon	Wayne		Louisville	KY
Kelley	Phillip	J.		Glasgow	KY
Killebrew	Lesel	Anthony		Hopkinsville	KY
Lafferty	Regena	Ann		Georgetown	KY
Lancaster	William	Burgess		Middlesboro	KY
Lay	Aaron	Joesph		West Point	KY
Lester	Alan	Keith		Yalaha	FL
Lester	Earl	Sanders		Munfordville	KY
Letcher	Delma	Louise		Richmond	KY
Littrell	Sarah	Diane		Henderson	KY
Lochner	Marc	Kenneth		Louisville	KY
Logue	Michael	Travis		Lexington	KY
Loy	Daniel	Scott		Louisville	KY
Lykins	Brian	Christopher		Louisville	KY
Manning	Michael	T.		Verona	KY
May	Mark	Anthony		Lexington	KY
McCoy	Joanna	Dale		Wilton Manors	FL
McFarland	Daryl	Carter		Georgetown	KY
McIntyre	Connie	G.		Ewing	KY
Milby	Jordan	Wayne		Owensboro	KY
Miller	Brian	Gale		Island	KY
Moore	Earl	Marsen	III	Hindman	KY
Morgan	David	Jay		Regina	KY
Mudd	Kenneth	Lee		Louisville	KY
Naghtin	Walter	Ray		Cerulean	KY
Nash	Barbara	Mahaffey		Paris	KY
Newsome	Robert	I		Bardwell	KY
Norsworthy	Eric	Alan		Hartford	KY
Nunnelley	Janie	LaVerne		Cynthiana	KY
O'Donley	Sean	Christopher		Elizabethtown	KY
Oldham	Marci	Kay		Madisonville	KY
Outlaw	Bruce	Cameron		White Plains	KY
Paige	Charles	Steven		Hopkinsville	KY
Peebles	Linda	Gaye		Morningview	KY
Pendleton	Alexander	Chad		Russell Springs	KY
Phillips	Lawrence	Dewayne		Vine Grove	KY
Raglin	Stephanie	Arnetta		Versailles	KY
Rankin	Racynnio	Kippe		Louisville	KY
Redd	Marvin	Leroy		Paramount	CA
Reed	James	Matthew		Means	KY
Reffitt	Michael	Lynn		Morehead	KY
Richards	Curtis	Arthur		Lexington	KY
Richardson	William	Ryan		Rockville	MD
Riley	Jeffrey	L.		Lexington	KY
Robertson	Alexander	Hamilton	III	Lexington	KY
Rolley	Jamie	Lloyd		Graham	KY
Sanders	Erin	Nichole		Lebanon	KY
Sandifer	Richard	Dwayne		Frankfort	KY
Scott	Loren	Maxwell		Danville	KY
Sizemore	William	Hager		Falcon	KY
Smith	Raymond	David	Jr.	Sandy Hook	KY
Snook	Howard	Arlen		Louisville	KY
Stevens	Richard	Andrew		Radcliff	KY
Stinnett	Shelby	L.		Nicholasville	KY
Sullivan	Kristen	Kays		Crescent Springs	KY
Sullivan	Clay	Andrew		Falmouth	KY
Tackett	Brandon	James		Winchester	KY
Taylor	Roy	Arthur		August	KY
Taylor	Frank	Brannon		Frankfort	KY
Teague	Joshua	Lee		Williamsburg	KY
Texas	Stephanie	Kaye		Henderson	KY
Thacker	Trevor	Lee		Ashcamp	KY
Thurston	Patrick	William		Lexington	KY
Tipton	Stanley	Thomas		Prestonsburg	KY
Tolhurst	Timi-Michelle	LaTondress		Ekron	KY
Townsend	Darin	Keith		Dixon	KY
Travis	Terry	James		Walton	KY
Tyler	Jonathan	Zane	Jr.	Hoyt	KS
Uresti	Shirley	Ann		Winchester	KY
Vincent	William	Ervin		Louisville	KY
Watkins	Paula	Ann		Louisville	KY
Weaks	John	Michael		Farmington	KY
Webb	Chad	Eric		Pikeville	KY
Weldon	Wesley	Scott		Lexington	KY
Wellman	Timothy	Wayne	Jr.	Nicholasville	KY
Whitaker	Jason	Randall		Somerset	KY
Whitledge	Jennifer	Lynn		Owensboro	KY
Willett	Thomas	Leon		Mayfield	KY
Williams	Terry	Lee		Lebanon	KY
Williams	Donna	Michelle		Morehead	KY
Wilson	Mallie	Deronna		Hazard	KY
Wilson	Tanith	Jo		Junction City	KY
Wilson	Laura	Lowery		Somerset	KY
Withers	Steven	Cory		Covington	KY
Witt	Jennifer	Leann		Harlan	KY
Wofford	Robert	Henry		Harrodsburg	KY
Wonn	Perl	Jay	IV	Ft. Pierce	FL
Woods	Eddie	L.		Louisville	KY
Wooten	Gary	Wayne		Versailles	KY
Wright	Barrett	Alan		Bowling Green	KY
Wright	Samuel	E.		Bowling Green	KY
Wright	Brian	William		Louisville	KY
Yates	William	Thomas		Nortonville	KY
Yelverton	Bertie	Louise		Louisville	KY
York	Carl	Edward		Lancaster	KY