 He also advocated for the abolition of parole for persons convicted of violent crimes, which the Georgia General Assembly did not enact.In 2003, Baker and Governor Sonny Perdue clashed in court, with both claiming the right to control the state's legal affairs.The controversy involved gerrymandering, and arose when Perdue ordered Baker to drop an appeal of a case involving a legal challenge to a legislative redistricting map drawn by the Democratic legislative majority and signed into law by Perdue's Democratic predecessor, Roy Barnes.