Governor denies commutation request.
He must have a commutation from the governor to be eligible for parole or release from prison. Giles was originally sentenced to death, but that sentence was reduced to life in prison by the Arkansas Supreme Court. He was convicted of strangling and stabbing Drummond at a Shoe Outlet store and then taking cash from the register. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Lasley cannot be paroled or released from prison without a commutation from the governor.