But clemency is a political act, not a judicial one. From Wordnik.com. [The Texas Clemency Memos] Reference
Granting clemency is not undermining the rule of law. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Hume Still Pushing “Definition” Of Torture Rejected By Administration A Year Ago] Reference
He has allegedly asked for clemency from the state, according to the same news report. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Vietnam arrests prominent lawyer and writer] Reference
How do you feel, Lora, about this refusal by the governor to issue any kind of clemency?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2005] Reference
Source's Desire: She wished to receive clemency from the GVN so that she could rejoin her family. From Wordnik.com. [DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE REPORT] Reference
The president believes that the pardon attorney should have an opportunity to review this case before a decision on clemency is made. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Pardon Update (Updated)] Reference
James Brosnahan, Lindh's lead lawyer, called the clemency appeal "a simple cry for justice.". From Wordnik.com. [Should He Go Free?] Reference
Q Did it recommend against any kind of clemency for him?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Jake Siewert] Reference
Remit in clemency: An I in deeds have not. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
This 'clemency' has no place in a society based on legal rights. From Wordnik.com. [SofiaEcho RSS feed] Reference
You are beneath judgment: and that clemency which is our scutcheon I extend to you. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord of the Sea] Reference
Niger's former president Mamadou Tandja has asked the junta that ousted him for "clemency" and has rejected a suit filed in his name. From Wordnik.com. [News24 Top Stories] Reference
This is that true clemency which is a real virtue, and not "the child of Vanity, Fear. From Wordnik.com. [Letters on Literature] Reference
Tate's best hope is to appeal for clemency from Gov. From Wordnik.com. [Little Man Tate Gets Life] Reference
David Kaczynski has a strong moral argument for clemency. From Wordnik.com. [Suicide Mission] Reference
Four weeks ago Netanyahu personally asked Clinton for clemency. From Wordnik.com. ['A Soldier On A Small Hill'] Reference
And the public will have to decide whether clemency is possible. From Wordnik.com. [Lawyering The Truth] Reference
Attorneys for the condemned immediately filed requests for clemency. From Wordnik.com. [Pondering Death Row] Reference
This past June, I testified during a clemency hearing on his behalf. From Wordnik.com. [Craig Haney: Hiding From the Death Penalty] Reference
All this has embarrassed Ryan, but he's still considering mass clemency. From Wordnik.com. [Pondering Death Row] Reference
Our efforts were rebuffed, and Ronnie's request for clemency was denied. From Wordnik.com. [Craig Haney: Hiding From the Death Penalty] Reference
Utaibi has so far refused to grant clemency or to accept monetary compensation. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Even clemency appeals took him only slightly longer than it takes to eat a burger. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Leader, Happy Nation] Reference
Instead he said Tenner deserves clemency because his murders weren't premeditated. From Wordnik.com. [Pondering Death Row] Reference
Last week her lawyers filed a final court appeal attacking Texas's clemency process. From Wordnik.com. [Can A Woman Dodge Death?] Reference
In the end, Clinton announced only that he would again consider clemency for Pollard. From Wordnik.com. [The Deal Makers] Reference
But this is like murdering your parents and demanding clemency because you're an orphan. From Wordnik.com. [Rewriting Fannie Mae History] Reference
The clemency mess has drawn the full attention of Mary Jo White, New York's U.S. attorney. From Wordnik.com. [Oh, Brothers!] Reference
To speed up the talks, Wahid said he'd offered to give Suharto a written guarantee of clemency. From Wordnik.com. [Is Gus Dur Out Of Touch?] Reference
Now all hands are having second thoughts, and even Padowitz says he'd support a bid for clemency. From Wordnik.com. [Little Man Tate Gets Life] Reference
The only appeal left for Giarratano and his supporters was to the governor and his clemency power. From Wordnik.com. [Pardon Me, Governor Wilder] Reference
Sue Griffin and Sylvia Coeburn, long troubled by the verdict, petitioned the governor for clemency. From Wordnik.com. [Death Penalty: Convicts' Unlikely Allies] Reference
As his clemency petition states in the second sentence, "Mr. Garza accepts responsibility for these crimes.". From Wordnik.com. [The End Of The Janus Presidency] Reference
Douglas Wilder granted him clemency after four months, and Iverson's felony convictions were later overturned. From Wordnik.com. [Going Hard To The Hoop] Reference
Within days, Mbeki, along with 10 of his most important ministers, and Zuma's appeal for clemency had all been cast aside. From Wordnik.com. [Fiery Fringes] Reference
Last summer she first supported, then opposed, President Clinton's offer of clemency to some convicted Puerto Rican terrorists. From Wordnik.com. [More Than Just A Kiss] Reference
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