But Kay followed the recommendation of prosecutors who said he deserved a lighter punishment, issuing a sentence of probation, 100 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine.
Mr Justice Bean jailed Dougall even though prosecutors from the Serious Fraud Office SFOO) argued he deserved a lighter sentence as he had been a valuable witness in the case, the first of its kind in an overseas corruption prosecution.
The commutation will apparently have no effect on the hearing, as Mr. Torres remains free to argue that he is not guilty or that he deserves a lighter sentence than life without parole.
Mr. Rajaratnam's lawyers also argued that their client deserved a lighter sentence because he was "already keenly aware that the consequences of insider trading can include the destruction of one's business and reputation, exposure to scorn and public obloquy and the complete loss of personal dignity and privacy to government surveillance and the media's microscope".
"The Gray Lady also deserves a light rap on the knuckles for insufficiently scrutinizing the campaigns' anonymity assertions," Mr. Mayer wrote.
Danielle S. Chiesi, the former beauty queen turned convicted Wall Street trader, deserves a light prison sentence because her crimes were the result of a tortured love affair with her boss, her lawyers said.
Such a light vegetable deserves a light dressing, and olive oil complements the fresh flavor of steamed asparagus.
New York bars and restaurants are criticized for terrible sound — you can't hold a conversation — but a lot of them deserve a smackdown for bad lighting.
For instance, does Jack London (No 35, The Call of the Wild) better deserve a place than, say, James Salter (Light Years and All That Is), Thomas Pynchon (Gravity's Rainbow) or JG Ballard (Crash), three contemporary writers who got left out?
Section III turns to the question of abandonment and argues that Herzog deserves mitigation in his sentence in light of his change of mind, but does not deserve an affirmative defense.
