Nation Tennessee governor grants full clemency to Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced to life at 16 January 7, 2019Adam Tamburin and Anita Wadhwani, Nashville TennesseanComments Off on Tennessee governor grants full clemency to Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced to life at 16 Cyntoia Brown was convicted of first-degree murder after she fatally shot a man when she was 16. She will be eligible for release Aug. 7.