Sentence examples for grants him clemency from inspiring English sources

As his final act in office, the nation's first black governor steps in and grants him clemency.

He is scheduled to die on April 6 unless the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit grants him a new evidentiary hearing or Gov. Don Sundquist grants him clemency.

Unless Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana grants him clemency, he may likely die in prison.

He had asked the governor not to grant him clemency.

Many American law enforcement and intelligence officials have opposed granting him clemency.

Mr. Peltier's supporters hope President Clinton will grant him clemency.

It is for that reason they are asking the pardons board to grant him clemency.

Gov. George E. Pataki granted him clemency three years ago, opening a rare escape hatch from the tough drug sentences.

His case came into the limelight in 2006 when his sister appealed to Pervez Musharraf, then the Pakistani president, to grant him clemency and repatriate him to India.

"We have advised the court that we have requested President Clinton to grant him clemency to time served," said Eliot Lauer, a lawyer for Mr. Pollard.

Frémont was not only relieved of his command, but court-martialed and convicted for insubordination and mutiny in 1848 (Polk granted him clemency).