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Re:Did the Supreme Court Recognize an Innocent Person's Righ... by ulf on Wednesday August 26, 2009 @11:28AM (#787332)
This does not solve it at all, because if he is pardoned he still spends the rest of his life in jail, doesn't he?
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Re:Did the Supreme Court Recognize an Innocent Person's Righ... by amalcon on Wednesday August 26, 2009 @11:41AM (#787357)
That would be a commutation. A pardon ends the sentence in its entirety.
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