Haley Barbour's responsibilty in the death of 18 year old Charity Smith [View all]

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OXFORD, MS (CNN) - Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour granted nearly 200 pardons on this way out of office, and most of the controversy has focused on the release of four convicted murderers.

But now it's a repeat drunken driver that's causing the outrage after receiving a pardon while in jail for a fourth DUI that resulted in death.

After Mississippi police arrested Harry Bostick for drunk driving at twice the legal limit, his third time in one year, he pled guilty to the felony charge and received a sentence of house arrest for one year. He was also to spend four years in an alcohol abuse program.

A federal prosecutor wrote, "Harry no longer drinks alcohol and can now be a positive factor in many lives." The Mississippi parole board recommended Bostick receive a pardon and Barbour agreed.

Just 7 days after he was recommended for a pardon, Linda Smith's 18-year-old daughter, Charity, was killed in a violent car crash. The driver was Harry Bostick.

http://www.wafb.com/story/16668075/teenage-death-sheds-more-light-on-controversial-pardons?du

and yes, the records show this was his fourth DUI.