Fans ask to pardon Jim Morrison · 2007-04-13 13:36
Fans of The Doors have asked Florida to pardon frontman Jim Morrison nearly 40 years after he was convicted of indecent exposure in the state.
Morrison was charged after a concert in Miami’s Coconut Grove in 1969 where he allegedly exposed himself and simulated a sex act.
The singer denied the charges of indecent exposure, and several audience members at the concert said he had only simulated exposing himself.
Now two fans have sent a letter seeking a pardon for the Florida native so he can be remembered for his music, the BBC said.
“It’s not about Jim Morrison’s image as the Lizard King or The Doors music. It’s about a citizen of Florida who was convicted in a case where the law was not applied,” said The Doors fan.
Governor Charlie Crist said he was “certainly willing to review” the case.
Morrison died of a heart attack in Paris in 1971 while his case was still on appeal. He was 27.
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