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technically, that wouldn't be a pardon, but would be called commutation. Commuting death sentences to life in prison could only be done by the president in federally tried cases. A prisoner on death row that had been sentenced to death by a state trial, could only receive a commute of the sentence by the governor of that state.
A presidential pardon removes the crime from that persons record. If the person happens to be serving a sentence at that time, the sentence is then stopped and the person is released..
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