Sentence examples for granting clemency from inspiring English sources

U.S. presidents have extraordinary powers, including granting clemency.

As his reputation for granting clemency spread, more convicts applied.

And as his reputation for granting clemency spread, applications surged.

Governor Barbour came under fire in 2008 for granting clemency to four convicted murderers.

The prospects of Perry granting clemency for Woods are not great.

In granting clemency, President Clinton said he considered humanitarian factors like the severity of the sentences.

The pardons were issued yesterday, in keeping with a tradition of granting clemency during the holidays.

But in 1997 Mr Huckabee started the process of granting clemency, until a public outcry caused him to draw back.

"Clinton and the old George Bush were about as stingy as you can get in granting clemency," Stanish said.

Obama made clear that he was no friend of mandatory minimums, eventually granting clemency to more than 1,700 people.

State Attorney General Jim Hood argued that granting clemency for some convicts was unconstitutional because the pardons had not been sufficiently publicized beforehand.