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He and Lind commuted to the Valley from Redondo Beach, where they crashed on the floor of Lind’s brother’s place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
In many other cases, the courts handed out jail terms or suspended death sentences, which get commuted to life imprisonment after a specified duration.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
He served a few months in custody before President Trump commuted his sentence in October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Last week, Polis tried to quietly announce that he had commuted her nine-year prison sentence, but the news immediately caught fire.
From Slate ● May 21, 2026
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was imprisoned in Florida, but his sentence was commuted by President Johnson, partly for assistance during an outbreak of illness in the prison.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
