Schwarzenegger commutes politician’s son’s sentence

GOVERNOR Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday commuted the manslaughter sentence of the son of California’s former Assembly speaker hours before leaving the office, drawing criticism from the victim’s family.

The outgoing governor also granted clemency to a woman who killed her former pimp in a motel room when she was 16.

Schwarzenegger said he believed the 16-year prison sentence Esteban Nunez was serving was “excessive” in reducing his sentence from 16 years to seven years.