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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The governor may, when the governor deems it proper or advisable, commute a sentence in any criminal case by reducing the penalty as follows:
(1) If the sentence is death, to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole and not to any lesser sentence;
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), if the sentence is to imprisonment, by reducing the duration of such imprisonment;
(3) if the sentence is a fine, by reducing the amount thereof; or
(4) if the sentence is both imprisonment and fine, by reducing either or both.
(b) The governor shall not commute a sentence of life without possibility of parole.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kansas Statutes Chapter 22. Criminal Procedure § 22-3705. Commutation of sentence, reduction of penalty; restrictions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ks/chapter-22-criminal-procedure/ks-st-sect-22-3705/
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