,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbe,mr4 
,cotton submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !    
commutation ( ! dea? s5t5ce ( ,an?ony   
,george ,battle grant$ by ,presid5t     
,bid5 on ,decemb] #bc1 #bjbd4  #a4 ,s5se
 ( ! ,s5ate reg>d+ ! commutation ( !    
dea? s5t5ce ( ,an?ony ,george ,battle   
grant$ by ,presid5t ,bid5 on ,decemb]   
#bc1 #bjbd ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t--  
7#a7 ,presid5t ,joseph ,r4 ,bid5 und]m9$
 ! rule ( law & robb$ victims ( ju/ice  
:5 he commut$ ! dea? s5t5ce ( ,an?ony   
,george ,battle on ,decemb] #bc1 #bjbd2 
7#b7 ,an?ony ,battle 0 convict$ ( murd]+
 8 wife1 a ,u4,s4 ,m>9e1 & s5t5c$ to    
life imprisonm5t2  7#c7 :ile ,battle 0  
s]v+ 8 life s5t5ce at ,atlanta ,f$]al   
,p5it5ti>y1 he murd]$ a #ca-ye>-old     
correctional (fic] nam$ ,d',antonio     
,wa%+ton by bludgeon+ ,wa%+ton 9 ! back 
( ! head repeat$ly ) a ball-pe5 hamm]2  

7#d7 :5 ,battle 0 que/ion$ by           
inve/igators1 he _h no remorse & /at$ t 
he 0 happy he kill$ ,wa%+ton2  7#e7 ?is 
commutation is a repreh5sible insult to 
! victims ( ,an?ony ,battle2  7#f7      
,presid5t ,bid5 claim$ t he commut$ !   
dea? s5t5ces ( ,an?ony ,battle & #cf o!r
 murd]]s out ( a pr9cipl$ opposition to 
! dea? p5alty b refus$ to commute ! dea?
 s5t5ces ( ! #c mo/ controv]sial dea? r[
 inmates1 demon/rat+ t ,presid5t ,bid5 0
 motivat$ by politics1 n pr9ciples2 &   
7#g7 ! ,s5ate unequivocally condemns ?is
 commutation4