Series 30683
Board of Pardons Arthur L. Flandro Records, 1952-1963.
0.35 cubic foot
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
See history of the records' creator.
Summary of Records
Scope and Content
Colonel Arthur Louis Flandro was born July 28, 1892 in Wellington, Kansas. Born to Charles Ernest and Henrietta Ruth Woods Flandro, he married Mabel Claire Pendleton Oct. 14, 1920, in Salt Lake City. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in France during World War I and returned to service with the rank of major in 1940. He was a member of the Reserve Officers Association and a past president of the Utah Chapter, Association of the United States Army. He also was a member of Argenta Lodge of the Masonic Order, a 32nd Degree Mason, a Kiwanian since 1937 and treasurer of the Salt Lake Kiwanis Club. He retired in 1955 after 40 years of service with the Crane Co. He had been assistant manager. Col. Flandro served as an alternate member of the Utah State Board of Pardons from November of 1957 to July of 1958, after which he was named to a six-year term on the Board ("Crash claims Utahn," 1965). Flandro was serving as a member of the Board when Jesse Garcia's death row sentence was commuted in 1962.
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Jesse Garcia was born September 13, 1941 in Montrose, Colorado. At age 16, he confessed to dozens burglaries and car thefts, as well as the rape of his niece in Salt Lake City, Utah. Due to his criminal history and the nature of his crime, he was sentenced to 20 years in the Utah State n 1962.
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Jesse Garcia was born September 13, 1941 in Montrose, Colorado. At age 16, he confessed to dozens burglaries and car thefts, as well as the rape of his niece in Salt Lake City, Utah. Due to his criminal history and the nature of his crime, he was sentenced to 20 years in the Utah State Prison in May of 1958. Less than three months later, Garcia and two other men murdered a fellow inmate in a cell block attic. Garcia was found guilty and was the youngest criminal ever sentenced to death in Utah. He had just turned 17. His sentence was later commuted to life in prison in 1962 (Bernick, 1989). After Garcia's latest parole hearing in 1999, the parole board determined that he would live out his "natural life" in prison (Bryson, 1999).
References
Bernick, B., Jr. (1989, August 14). 30 of 46 years behind prison bars. Deseret News. https://www.deseret.com/1989/8/14/18819486/30-of-46-years-behind-p ison-bars
Bryson, A. J. (1999, March 13). Rapist, killer to stay in prison: Parole board says it's too risky to release Garcia. Deseret News. https://ww w.deseret.com/1999/3/13/19434145/rapist-killer- to-stay-in-prison-br-parole-board-says-it-s-too-risky-to-release-garcia
Crash claims Utahn, 73, in Germany. (1965, September 22). The Salt Lake Tribune. https://www.findagrave.c role board says it's too risky to release Garcia. Deseret News. https://www.deseret.com/1999/3/13/19434145/rapist-killer-to-stay-in-prison-br-parole-board-says-it-s-too-risky-to-release-garcia
Crash claims Utahn, 73, in Germany. (1965, September 22). The Salt Lake Tribune. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165351/arthur-louis-flandro
Arrangement
Chronological by date.
Access Restrictions
Use Restrictions
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Custody History
This series was transferred to the Utah State Archives and Records Service from the Utah Historical Society in October 2023. The Historical Society had maintained this collection under call number MssB 2042 and identified it as a government record that better fits the collecting scope of the State Archives.
Acquisition Information
These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.
Processing Information
This series was processed by Jim Kichas in December 2023.
Indexing Terms
Container List
| Box | Folder | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1958 May 13 | Jesse Garcia: Item 1: Pre-sentence investigation, Third District Court, Salt Lake City |
| 1 | 1 | 1961 Aug 11 | Jesse Garcia: Item 2: Institutional Progress Report, Utah State Prison |
| 1 | 1 | 1962 | Jesse Garcia: Item 3: Commutation of Sentence application and case summary |
| 1 | 2 | 1962 | Jesse Garcia: Items 1-5: Notes from hearing, miscellaneous notes |
| 1 | 3 | 1962 | Jesse Garcia: Item 1: "State of Utah vs. Jesse M. Garcia, Jr.: Brief of Appellant," c. 1962 |
| 1 | 3 | 1962 | Jesse Garcia: Item 2: "State of Utah vs. Jesse M. Garcia, Jr.: Brief of Respondent," annotated |
| 1 | 3 | 1962 Mar 19 | Jesse Garcia: Item 3: State of Utah vs. Mack Merrill Rivenburgh, Jr., Chauncey D. Leake testimony transcript |
| 1 | 4 | 1952 Apr 24 | Administrative Documents: Item 1: "Rules and Regulations of the Board of Pardons of the State of Utah," |
| 1 | 4 | 1959 Apr 29 | Administrative Documents: Item 2: "Rules and Regulations of the Board of Pardons of the State of Utah," amended |
| 1 | 4 | 1952-1959 | Administrative Documents: Item 3: List of rule changes, Board of Pardons |
| 1 | 5 | 1961 Jun 30 | Administrative Documents: Item 1: "Annual Report," Utah State Board of Corrections |
| 1 | 5 | 1960 | Administrative Documents: Item 2: "The Board of Pardons," prepared by Brent T. Lynch |
| 1 | 6 | 1961 | Administrative Documents: Item 1: "Guides for Parole Selection" manual draft, National Council on Crime and Delinquency |
| 1 | 6 | 1962 Jul 24 | Administrative Documents: Item 2: Meeting transcript on the "Guides for Parole Selection" manual, National Institute on Crime and Delinquency, Seattle, Washington |
| 1 | 7 | 1958 Apr 28 | Administrative Documents: Item 1: "Study of Parole Board Structure in the United States," Maryland Department of Parole and Probation |
| 1 | 7 | 1960 Jun 16 | Administrative Documents: Item 2: "Parole Board Survey," Department of Correction |
| 1 | 7 | 1962 Jan 1 | Administrative Documents: Item 3: Directory of parole authorities, members, and executives, Association of Paroling Authorities |
| 1 | 7 | 1962 Feb | Administrative Documents: Item 4: "The Killer Had Been Paroled" by Robert P. Crossley, Ladies' Home Journal |
| 1 | 8 | 1960 | Administrative Documents: Item 1: Parole agreement form, Utah Department of Adult Probation and Parole |
| 1 | 8 | 1960 | Administrative Documents: Item 2: Parole application form, Utah Board of Pardons |
| 1 | 8 | 1960 | Administrative Documents: Item 3: Utah State Prison Classification and Treatment Division administration chart |
| 1 | 9 | 1957 Nov | Correspondence: Arthur L. Flando: Item 1: "Inefficiency charged in Utah Prison rule" article |
| 1 | 9 | 1962 Mar 1 | Correspondence: Arthur L. Flando: Item 2: Crocket, J. Allan |
| 1 | 9 | 1962 Sep 26 | Correspondence: Arthur L. Flando: Item 3: Crocket, J. Allan |
| 1 | 9 | 1963 Mar 5 | Correspondence: Arthur L. Flando: Item 4: Burbidge, Leslie D. |
| 1 | 9 | 1963 Mar 14 | Correspondence: Arthur L. Flando: Item 5: Lynch, Brent T |
| 1 | 10 | 1961 Feb 1 | Department of Adult Probation and Parole memoranda: Item 1: "Disposition of Utah parole violators who cross state lines" |
| 1 | 10 | 1961 Feb 1 | Department of Adult Probation and Parole memoranda: Item 2: "Annual restatement of departmental Parole Supervision policy" |
| 1 | 10 | 1961 Feb 1 | Department of Adult Probation and Parole memoranda: Item 3: "Cases paroled prior to January 1, 1958" |
| 1 | 10 | 1961 Feb 1 | Department of Adult Probation and Parole memoranda: Item 4: "1958 parole cases" |
| 1 | 10 | 1961 Feb 1 | Department of Adult Probation and Parole memoranda: Item 5: "Cases paroled prior to January 1, 1953" |
| 1 | 11 | 1961 Dec 6 | Utah and Texas reports for Charles Trojack, Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers: Item 1: Ross, Jack, O'Leary, Vincent, State of Texas |
| 1 | 11 | 1961 Dec 20 | Utah and Texas reports for Charles Trojack, Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers: Item 2: Wilson, W. Keith, State of Utah |
| 1 | 11 | 1962 Jan 4 | Utah and Texas reports for Charles Trojack, Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers: Ramsey, J. R., State of Texas |
| 1 | 11 | 1962 Jan 8 | Utah and Texas reports for Charles Trojack, Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers: Item 4: Ross, Jack, O'Leary, Vincent, State of Texas |
| 1 | 11 | 1962 Jan 17 | Utah and Texas reports for Charles Trojack, Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers: Item 5: Wilson, W. Keith, State of Utah |
| 1 | 11 | 1962 Jan 17 | Utah and Texas reports for Charles Trojack, Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers: Item 6: Wilson, W. Keith, State of Utah |
| 1 | 11 | 1962 Jan 19 | Utah and Texas reports for Charles Trojack, Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers: Item 7: Wilson, W. Keith, State of Utah |