SENTENCE OF ANTHONY GEORGE BATTLE GRANTED BY PRESIDENT
BIDEN ON DECEMBER 23, 2024.
It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) President Joseph R. Biden undermined the rule of law
and robbed victims of justice when he commuted the death
sentence of Anthony George Battle on December 23, 2024;
(2) Anthony Battle was convicted of murdering his wife, a
U.S. Marine, and sentenced to life imprisonment;
(3) while Battle was serving his life sentence at Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary, he murdered a 31-year-old correctional
officer named D'Antonio Washington by bludgeoning Washington in
the back of the head repeatedly with a ball-peen hammer;
(4) when Battle was questioned by investigators, he had no
remorse and stated that he was ``happy'' he killed Washington;
(5) this commutation is a reprehensible insult to the
victims of Anthony Battle;
(6) President Biden claimed that he commuted the death
sentences of Anthony Battle and 36 other murderers out of a
principled opposition to the death penalty but refused to
commute the death sentences of the 3 most controversial death
row inmates, demonstrating that President Biden was motivated
by politics, not principles; and
(7) the Senate unequivocally condemns this commutation.
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Introduced:
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Policy Area:
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Jan 14, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S140)
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<p>This resolution condemns the commutation of the death sentence of Anthony George Battle by President Biden.</p>
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S140)
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Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Criminal procedure and sentencing
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Violent crime
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Jan 14, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:17 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 24 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 24
Condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Anthony George
Battle granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 14, 2025
Mr. Cotton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION
Condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Anthony George
Battle granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
Resolved,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 24 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 24
Condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Anthony George
Battle granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 14, 2025
Mr. Cotton submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION
Condemning the commutation of the death sentence of Anthony George
Battle granted by President Biden on December 23, 2024.
Resolved,
SECTION 1.