Sentence examples for commutation of sentence from inspiring English sources

Clemency, in the form of a commutation of sentence, is extremely difficult to obtain.

Mr. Bush could, however, issue a pre-emptive pardon or commutation of sentence for Mr. Stevens.

Though US officials have denied that a pardon or commutation of sentence for the convicted rebel has even been discussed, Jaramillo told the BBC this month that Trinidad would have to be part of any agreement with the Farc.

Commutation of sentence differs from pardon, which, if unconditional, removes the stigma both of the court decision and of the punishment and restores the person's civil rights; commutation does neither.

A pardon or commutation of sentence — some form of relief that would release Jamie and Gladys Scott from the hideous shackles of a lifetime in prison — is not just desirable, it's absolutely essential.

Many of them said yesterday that the disclosure that Mrs. Clinton's brother Hugh Rodham received nearly $400,000 for helping secure a presidential pardon and a commutation of sentence was the last straw.

For example, the failure of a Connecticut statute governing commutation of sentences to provide "particularized standards or criteria to guide the State's decisionmakers," Connecticut Board of Pardons v. Dumschat, 452 U.S., at 467, 101 S.Ct., at 2465 (BRENNAN, J., concurring), defeated an inmate's claim that the State had created a liberty interest.

Mrs. Clinton's next step should be to abandon her bunker mentality and engage in an open discussion of her role in the commutation of sentences for four Hasidic men from New Square, N.Y., who were serving time for embezzling funds from the federal government.

Since President George Washington issued the first presidential pardon in 1794 to leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion, subsequent presidents liberally wielded their authority to grant executive clemency and commutation of sentences.

As incarceration rates hovered under 50,000, President Woodrow Wilson granted 2,480 petitions (including commutation of sentences) during his eight years in office while Calvin Coolidge approved 1,545 between 1923 and 1929 and Herbert Hoover excused 1,385 during his four years.

According to ny.gov, the application for clemency comes in two separate forms: "commutations of sentence and pardons.