Charlie Crist has confirmed that he plans to issue a posthumous pardon to Doors front man Jim Morrison before leaving office.  Speaking to the St. Petersburg Times, Crist said, 'The more I looked into it, the more I felt the right thing to do would be to try to bring about a pardon. And I've reached that conclusion now, that's what I'm going to do.'  All four members of the clemency board that meets for the final time on Dec. 9 are leaving their state positions at the end of this term, reducing the relevance of political fallout over the move from conservative voters in the largely red state. Doors members Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek expressed support for the pardon, telling the San Jose Mercury News Wednesday (11/17) that Morrison did not expose himself during the raucous Miami concert in 1969.  He was found guilty on the charge but died before his appeal of the conviction was heard.
MiamiNewTimes.com

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