by Lea Bickerton | Nov 27, 2008 | Pardons, Sentence Modifications
On Monday, President Bush released a list of pardons and commutations. It is important to realize that pardons and commutations are not the same. A pardon eliminates the original conviction, basically making it as though the person had never committed the crime. A... by Lea Bickerton | Nov 27, 2008 | High Profile Cases, Mandatory Sentence, Pardons, Sentence Modifications
On Monday, November 24, 2008, President George W. Bush commuted the sentences for John Forte and Russell Harris. Forte and Harris were both convicted of cocaine offenses and subject to mandatory minimum sentences under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.Forte is known... 