death sentence
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death sentences
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Her legal team has called on the governor to commute her death sentence and allow her to live the rest of her life in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
"I think, at the very least, the governor should commute Ms. Pike's death sentence to a life sentence," Ferrell said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Pike's legal team had filed the clemency petition earlier this month, requesting that her death sentence be commuted to life in prison.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Minsker is leading a group of criminal justice advocates, faith organizations, prosecutors, murder victim family members and others urging Newsom to commute every death sentence in California before he leaves office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
We were talking about his death sentence, and his tail is still wagging.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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