He placed 263 cases into the first group and commuted their sentences for the largest mass commutation in history.
hiː plˈeɪst tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː kˈeɪsᵻz ˌɪntʊ ðə fˈɜːst ɡɹˈuːp ænd kəmjˈuːɾᵻd ðɛɹ sˈɛntənsᵻz fɚðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst mˈæs kˌɑːmjuːtˈeɪʃən ɪn hˈɪstɚɹi.