Summary
Leonard Peltier received a commutation of his sentence on January 19, 2025, from President Joe Biden. Peltier had been convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree, along with escape by a federal prisoner and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The commutation reduced his sentence, though the specific details of the original sentence length and the terms of the commuted sentence are not specified in the provided record.
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Commutation · January 19, 2025
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic)
1. Murder in the first degree (two counts) 2. Escape by a federal prisoner; possession of a firearm by convicted felon
Original sentence: 84 months imprisonment (sentenced June 1, 1977, 1. District of North Dakota 2. Central District of California).
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