 The case was dismissed on a motion filed by prosecutor Joseph Karesh, who is quoted as saying that had it gone through, Hubbard would have had "a fair chance" of being released.Miran Thompson and Sam Shockley were executed in the gas chamber at San Quentin on December 3, 1948, for their roles in the Battle of Alcatraz.Carnes was given an additional life sentence but was eventually released from prison in 1973.