stating that pardon is act of grace "exempting the individual on whom it is bestowed from the punishment that has been assessed against him by the court"
How later courts described this case
- stating that pardon is act of grace "exempting the individual on whom it is bestowed from the punishment that has been assessed against him by the court"
- “The purpose of commutation is to reduce a sentence that was already imposed.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
ON RELATOR’S SECOND MOTION FOR REHEARING