Fla. Officials Say They're Open to Possible Pardon for Deceased Doors Frontman Jim Morrison
More than 40 years after a notorious incident at a 1969 Miami concert, Florida officials say they may be ready to pardon Doors front man Jim Morrison, who was convicted of indecent exposure and profanity after being accused of simulating a sex act there while apparently inebriated.
Morrison, a native son of the state (who, like the outgoing governor, attended Florida State University), denied that he had done so. He was appealing the conviction, which he and his lawyers portrayed as a First Amendment issue, at the time of his death at age 27 in Paris in 1971. But fans of the famous rock singer would like to let bygones be bygones and lame-duck Gov. Charlie Crist says he’s open to the idea, according to CNN Entertainment.
“Candidly, it’s something that I haven’t given a lot of thought to, but it’s something I’m willing to look into in the time I have left,” Crist tells The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room. “Anything is possible.”
For a pardon to be effective, not only the governor but two other members on the state clemency board would have to approve it.
The St. Petersburg Times polled several members of the board, and they say they’re open to the idea, too.
Updated on Nov. 10 at 9:10 a.m. to correct Morrison’s age at his death to 27.
