Clemency
61executive clemency — The power of the chief executive (i.e. President or a governor) to pardon or commute a criminal sentence as, for example, the power to reduce the death penalty to life imprisonment. Art. II, No. 2, U.S.Const. See also clemency …
62executive clemency — noun the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction • Hypernyms: ↑office, ↑power …
63Clemencies — Clemency Clem en*cy, n.; pl. {Clemencies}. [L. clementia, fr. clemens mild, calm.] 1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy. [1913 Webster] Great clemency and tender zeal toward their… …
64Stanley Williams — Infobox Criminal subject name = Stanley Tookie Williams III image size = 130px image caption = Williams mug shot from 2000. date of birth = birth date|1953|12|29 place of birth = New Orleans Louisiana, U.S. date of death = death date and… …
65Pardon — For the Breton religious festivals, see Pardon (ceremony). Clemency redirects here. For the town, see Clemency, Luxembourg …
66Troy Davis — For the American and Canadian football running back, see Troy Davis (football player). Troy Anthony Davis Born October 9, 1968(1968 10 09) Died September 21, 2011( …
67Bill Clinton pardons controversy — President Bill Clinton was widely criticized for some pardons and other acts of executive clemency; [ [http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/pardons6.htm Presidential Pardons ] ] collectively, this controversy has sometimes been called Pardongate in the… …
68Bill Clinton pardon controversy — President Bill Clinton was criticized for some of his pardons and acts of executive clemency.[1] While most presidents grant pardons on several days throughout their terms, Clinton chose to make most of them on January 20, 2001. Collectively, the …
69Scooter Libby — I. Lewis Scooter Libby Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States In office 2001–2005 Vice President Dick Cheney Preceded by …
70Gary McGivern — Gerald “Gary” McGivern (October 26, 1944 – November 19, 2001) was a felon found guilty in 1967 of the armed robbery of a gas station in Pelham Manor, New York, during which two police officers were wounded. McGivern was tried with his partner in… …
