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However, he is currently attempting to appeal against his sentence, and he has long maintained he is innocent.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Discretion that is “suitably directed and limited” would “ensure … the sentencing authority is apprised of the information relevant to the imposition of sentence and provided with standards to guide its use of that information.”
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s Didion’s ability to undermine — to slip a blade between the ribs — in a single sentence that has always thrilled the critic in me.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
He has not asked for a commutation, which is a shortening of a criminal sentence being served.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
I wasn’t about to hand over my own jail sentence.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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