Sentence examples for clemency without from inspiring English sources

A noncommissioned officer was assaulted by a captain, who was found guilty but then granted clemency without explanation.

Only upon the board's recommendation could Gov. George W. Bush have then granted clemency; without that recommendation, he could have only given her a 30-day reprieve.

Cullen, who advised Governor Allen on clemency matters, said he decided to speak out in part because he believes that Kaine should be free to grant clemency without being attacked by Republicans.

But Mr. Clinton notified the committee earlier this week that he would allow his aides to testify fully about the Rich pardon and other grants of clemency without asserting executive privilege.

On Monday the state administrative court in Jakarta dismissed Atlaoui's appeal, in which his lawyers argued that the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, had rejected the convict's plea for clemency without proper consideration.

Gen. Helms' legal adviser recommended she reject Herrara's request for clemency, but in February 2012, she granted clemency without explanation, erasing the conviction.

Asked if that meant Mr. Cuomo supported clemency five years ago without first studying the case fully, the officials said he had recommended at the time only that clemency be considered, not that it be granted.

Chan and Sukumaran, too, have outstanding legal challenges, including a constitutional appeal on 12 May to a presidential decision in January to deny them clemency, reportedly made without having even reviewed their files.

Clemency reduces punishment without forgiving the crime.

Troy Davis has exhausted all of his appeals and without clemency or some other drastic action, he will be executed next week.

But the number represents a minuscule fraction of the almost 20,000 people who've petitioned the Justice Department, and the president's clemency was not bestowed without criticism.