Sentence examples for ask for clemency from inspiring English sources

His mother wrote to Franco to ask for clemency.

I am writing to ask for clemency for the prisoners Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan.

The governor was said to have wished to commute Parsons's sentence, too, but Parsons had refused to ask for clemency.

Mr. Cochran said he was considering whether to ask for clemency or to seek to overturn the conviction.

Soon after he seized power, General Musharraf went to Saudi Arabia, Islam's holiest land, to pay obeisance to King Fahd, only to be stunned by an intercession by Prince Abdullah to ask for clemency for Mr Sharif.

This afternoon, the 10 defendants will get their only chance to say their piece, to beg the court's forgiveness and to ask for clemency -- not that it's likely to be forthcoming.

Mr. Norwood's widow, Mamie, has also asked for clemency for Mr. Williams.

"Despite the pressure, none of these students, including Ahmad, ever asked for clemency".

Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa recently wrote a letter to the Texas pardons board asking for clemency.

In July 2010, one of Clark's lawyers, Sara Bennett, delivered hundreds of letters to Gov. David A. Paterson asking for clemency.

Starting with tonight's Mass, parishioners will be asked to write letters to President Clinton asking for clemency.