2 hours after he received a death sentence for killing Jesse James, the Missouri governor pardoned him
If Schlup did not have the Resource Center representing him, he would 
have... [DOC] [TLE] Innocence Cases | Death Penalty Information Center [PAR] They were released in 1975 when they received a full pardon from Governor 
Askew, ... James Creamer Georgia Conviction: 1973, Charges Dismissed: 1975 
.... Hicks was convicted on two counts of murder and was sentenced to death.