Florida Governor Is Asked To Pardon Rock Star Morrison
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Governor Crist is being asked to pardon the late Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors, 38 years after he was convicted of exposing himself during a Miami concert.
Dave Diamond, a cable TV producer from Dayton, Ohio, wrote to Mr. Crist last month asking for the pardon. Mr. Diamond said the goal is to remember the Melbourne, Fla., native as an artist, not a rock ‘n’ roll bad boy with a rap sheet.
Morrison was charged days after a concert at Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove in 1969. He alleged exposed himself and simulated a sex act, which he denied doing.
He was acquitted on a felony charge for lewd and lascivious behavior, but he was convicted of indecent exposure and profanity.
