Although in practice, due to remission and
commutation of sentences, it amounts to incarceration for a period of round-about 14, 15 years or more.
commutation of sentence, the State concerned shall notify the
Das first approached the Gauhati HC for
commutation of sentence on account of the delay.
Philippine law allows prisoners sentenced to reclusion perpetua to be eligible for
commutation of sentence and their release from detention is computed using a formula called good conduct time allowance.
This legal process is called "
commutation of sentence" and allows the President to order the release of a prisoner but does not nullify the conviction itself.
He could do himself a lot of good with the American Jewish community by pardoning or granting clemency or a
commutation of sentence to Jonathan Pollard, but I don't see that in his make-up.
Each country has its own conditions and circumstances and it is neither sensible nor legal to commute punishment against repeat offenders who had previously benefited from
commutation of sentence, he said during his sermon.
Commutation of sentence reduces the severity of a sentence; in death penalty states, commutation is typically used to substitute a life sentence for a death sentence.
Yesterday the court heard an account of the facts of the case, with the defence lawyers arguing for a
commutation of sentence.
The seventh safeguard, that all individuals sentenced to death have the right to seek a pardon or
commutation of sentence, has seen instances of large-scale commutations recently.
In some cases where applications have been made asking for
commutation of sentence of death to life imprisonment, the execution are not being carried out awaiting the government's decision.
(127) Eligibility for Filing Petition for
Commutation of Sentence, 28 C.F.R.