sentence reduction
Lessened prison time
Sentence reduction is the shortening of a prison term, whether through appeal, pardon, good behavior credits, or cooperation with authorities.
A judge may grant a reduction for substantial assistance: The defendant received a sentence reduction for testifying against his co-conspirators.
In some jurisdictions, automatic reductions apply for time served or overcrowding relief.
- commutationSubstitution of penalties
- executive clemencyLeader's power to forgive crimes
- early releasePremature freedom from confinement
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- compassionate releaseEarly discharge for dying inmates
parole · resentencing · reduced charge · pardon · mercy · reprieve · amnesty · rehabilitation · prison reform · paraphrasing · leniency · simplification · time served · sentencing guidelines · probation · compression · editing · plea bargain
sentence reductionmaximum sentence
Longest term a judge can impose
mandatory minimum · life sentence · capital punishment · mandatory minimums
sentence reductionconviction
Firmly held belief
guilty verdict · appeal denied · incarceration · imprisonment · parole denial
sentence reductionacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
full pardon · exoneration · conviction · guilty verdict · charges filed