Posted on 07/02/2007 2:56:38 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
commutation of sentence: In criminal law, reduction of a sentence for a criminal act by action of the executive head of the government. Like pardon pardon, in law, exemption from punishment for a criminal conviction granted by the grace of the executive of a government. Commutation of sentence is a matter of grace, not of right; it is distinguished from pardon, however, in that the conviction of crime is not nullified. The commutation, hence, may be granted on condition that the criminal observe certain restrictions for the balance of his original sentence. Many states have statutes providing for commutation of sentence as a reward for good conduct during imprisonment. Once earned, the commutation becomes a matter of right and may be enforced by court action.Perhaps this will allow the appeal to go on without jail time. At the end of the appeal process, the President could still pardon him and remove the conviction.
Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former Chief of Staff to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, arrives for his sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington in this June 5, 2007 file photo. Libby, a former vice presidential aide, on July 2, 2007 lost his bid to delay serving his 2 1/2-year prison sentence while he appeals his conviction in the CIA leak case. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files (UNITED STATES)
Jesus, adter the immigration garbage, I had no illusions about Libby getting anything from W except the shaft.
Credit where credit is due. Way to go, Mr. President!
I expected this from President Bush!!!!
This is NOT a pardon, but is still very good news. I am happy with President Bush’s decision (it’s been a long time).
Good on Bush. I couldn’t believe that he would actually allow Libby to serve time.
Let all us conservatives really piss off the liberals and give Rush Limbaugh the credit for the pressure on the President.
Heads are exploding over at DU right now
i hoped the Prez would do something like this. i just went to scooterlibby.com and made a contribution to help this guy pay his fine/bills.
Just read through the DU posts... They have gone completly coconuts. They breath fire right now.
Good!
Now, if he could just do the same for the two border patrol agents unjustly imprisoned for doing their jobs, but I’m not holding out much hope for that.
Good. A little more Bush Derangement Syndrome might finish some of them off. If nothing else, their posts will be even more entertaining than usual.
Yep! They’re screaming impeachment. Of course, the fact that the president has the legal right to commute sentences seems to have escaped their tiny little pea brains.
Would you be willing to post a link to the thread you describe? I need a laugh.
me to. now lets have him get those border agents out also.
congrats jorge bush.....you are now correct about as often as a stopped clock....
but good job commuting scooter.....now PARDON...the border guards!!!!
The border agents don’t deserve a pardon.
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