2012 Statute
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22-3705. Reduction of penalty. The governor may, when he deems it proper or advisable, commute a sentence in any criminal case by reducing the penalty as follows: (a) If the sentence is death, to imprisonment for life or for any term not less than ten years; (b) If the sentence is to imprisonment, by reducing the duration of such imprisonment; (c) If the sentence is a fine, by reducing the amount thereof; (d) If the sentence is both imprisonment and fine, by reducing either or both. |
History: L. 1970, ch. 129, § 22-3705; July 1. |
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