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title: 'Commutation Granted in Indiana'
description: 'Darnell Williams, who was scheduled to be exectued in Indiana on July 9, was granted a commutation of his death sentence to life without parole by…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/commutation-granted-in-indiana'
section: news
date: '2004-07-02T23:47:34-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:22:12-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

**Darnell Williams,** who was scheduled to be exectued in Indiana on July 9, was granted a commutation of his death sentence to life without parole by Governor Joe Kernan. It was the first commutation in a death penalty case in that state in 48 years. The governor cited the fact that a co-defendant in the case, Gregory Rouster, had received a life sentence, and hence it would be unfair to execute Williams. (CNN.com (AP story), July 2, 2004). See [Clemency](/clemency?did=126&scid=13).