A president who chooses to grant executive clemency can do so in several ways.

"We've seen the near elimination of executive clemency," he said.

His only hope was, of all things, executive clemency.

The status can only be cleared by a successful appeal or executive clemency.

But you want my advice you'll take a quick hearing, let them get sentenced and then try for executive clemency in a couple months.

In his final days in office, Black considered many requests for executive clemency.

This unusual record may reflect a certain indifference to the value and purpose of executive clemency.

He also opted not to apply for executive clemency.

Both judges agreed that the only option left was executive clemency, the longest of long shots.

Perhaps executive clemency would be appropriate, he said.

He was sympathetic, spent forty minutes listening, and promised action on my petition for executive clemency.

The opinion also said that such inmates were not without recourse, as they could always seek executive clemency.

To do so, however, he'll have to buck a historic shift in America away from the granting of executive clemency.

This effort was met with the refusal of the Governor to offer executive clemency to the convicted communist activist.

Each petition for executive clemency should include the information required in the form prescribed by the Attorney General.

He added that he does not waive his right "to petition for executive clemency."

The 1988 report, the association's most recent on the subject, concluded that there were about 2,000 prison releases annually resulting from executive clemency.

He implied when final judgment had been rendered he would grant executive clemency.

"Executive clemency is based on mercy and is not, ultimately, only for the innocent.

State constitutions give governors the power to grant executive clemency for state crimes.

The exercise of executive clemency is inherently controversial.

The suit wants Mr. Williams to be able to use the test results in seeking executive clemency.

His subsequent appeals at the state and federal levels were unsuccessful, as was his request for executive clemency.

Governor Cuomo has been stingy with executive clemency, even at Christmas.

Executive clemency is Ms. Thompson's only hope of getting out of prison soon.