MAN WHO KILLED ABORTION DOCTOR JAILED UNTIL 2043

A man who shot and killed a doctor outside a Florida abortion clinic in 1993 should not be released from prison for 25 more years, Florida’s parole board decided Wednesday. The state’s Commission on Offender Review set a 2043 release date for Michael Griffin, who was convicted of shooting Dr. David Gunn three times in the back on March 10, 1993, as Gunn arrived to work at an abortion clinic in Pensacola, Fla. Griffin, who is serving a life sentence, was convicted of first-degree murder in 1994. This was the first time that his case came before the commission, due to the state’s mandatory minimum sentencing of 25 years. The commission also voted not to consider Griffin’s case again until July 2024, the maximum time they can set. A state investigator had recommended a presumptive release date of April 9, 2018.