[Russ]

Now he can appeal to Obama to either commute his sentence or for a full pardon.

[Alberta's Child]

I don't think the president has any authority to issue a pardon or a commutation in a case involving criminal charges on the state level. The governor of Pennsylvania has the last word on this one.

This is why presidential pardons typically involve people who are convicted of Federal charges such as tax evasion, drug trafficking, moonshining, etc.

[hinckley buzzard]

Now he can appeal to Obama to either commute his sentence or for a full pardon.

With any luck he can get a gig giving a commencement address somewhere--Princeton, Brown, whatever.