Opinion
Criminal Case No. 05-cr-00331-EWN.
May 16, 2006
ORDER
This matter is before the court on a Petition for Commutation of Sentence (#138) filed by Defendant Santiago Yanez-Martinez. Commutation of a sentence is relief ordinarily granted by the Executive Branch of the federal government as an act of executive clemency. This is what Defendant's selected form appears to request. If Defendant is asking the court to reduce his sentence as a judicial act, rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure precludes this relief in these circumstances. In either case, the motion must be DENIED.