§ 22-3704 Reprieves in capital cases.

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If someone has been sentenced to death, the governor has the power to delay the execution for a set period of time. This is called a reprieve. It gives more time before the sentence is carried out, but it does not cancel or change the sentence itself.

Once that extra time runs out, the original sentence still stands and must be carried out. A reprieve is only a temporary pause, not a way to stop the execution permanently. Only other legal actions, like a pardon or a court reversing the sentence, could actually change the outcome.