Smith, who is to be hanged, will probably leave death row after his sentence is commuted to life imprisonment. |
When they were condemned to gather firewood from hills, their punishment could be commuted to a payment of 300 coins per month. |
Earlier this year, the outgoing governor of Illinois commuted the sentences of all 167 inmates on the state's death row. |
After thorough consideration, the Governor commuted the death sentences for two of the defendants to life in prison. |
But during WW I, 3,082 officers and men were condemned to death, although the majority of these sentences were commuted to terms of imprisonment. |
Although death sentences are handed down in Myanmar, they often are commuted on appeal, by presidential pardon or in occasional amnesties. |