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If a criminal gets a life sentence in prison, then they die, then they come back to life, is their life sentence fulfilled and they can be released from prison? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Critical_Insight 29 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I think there are few historical examples where someone was hanged and pronounced dead but then woke up and were pardoned.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 18 points 10 months ago

There is one from Edinburgh, A woman who was hung but survived.

Half-Hangit’ Maggie

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

That's tragic and really weird

[–] Aradia@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

But we are talking about sentenced to prison, not sentenced to death.