Sentence examples for seeking mercy from inspiring English sources

Along with Gordon's lawyers came petitions containing thousands of names seeking mercy.

But there is no constitutional right to counsel for people seeking mercy.

Praying for forgiveness, he said, "We are here to stand before God in repentance seeking mercy".

But even if a felon's petition reaches the Oval Office, legal specialists said that most of those seeking mercy from Mr. Bush should expect to be disappointed.

"This is not a case of seeking mercy on the philosophy of opposition to the death penalty," Mr. Jackson said in an interview.

One commissioner pointed out that Dr. Friedgood was seeking mercy as a senior citizen, but that "your wife was not given an opportunity to be a senior citizen".

The answer is that he seeks mercy.

The NFL owners sought mercy, those foolish weaklings.

Somebody once said that when we're young, we seek justice, but as we get older, we seek mercy.

Mr. Tapson said he hoped publicizing the confession might prompt Ms. Dugard to seek mercy for Ms. Garrido.

Somewhat hypocritically, Duterte is prepared to infringe on Indonesian sovereignty to seek mercy for convicted Filipino drug trafficker Mary Jane Veloso.