sitting President for perceived misuse of
executive clemency authority.
Executive clemency is a valuable tool, one that Presidents have
In 2014's gubernatorial race in Maryland, Republican Larry Hogan campaigned on using his
executive clemency more generously than his opponent would.
(44) Chief Justice Marshall, in one of the earliest recorded interpretations of the
executive clemency power, described it thus:
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Executive clemency appears more promising on cursory examination: its flexible and broad nature allows the president and state governors to pardon or commute sentences at will, including those sentenced during the mandatory-injustice period.
The
executive clemency was given on the condition that Estrada would not engage in any attempts to undermine the government.
Contents Background Legal Effect of
Executive Clemency Warrants of Pardon Department of Justice Regulations Contacts Author Contact Information Acknowledgments The President's authority to issue pardons is delineated in Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which states: "The President shall ...
The purpose of this article is to explore why the presidential pardon power has been invoked by our last three presidents not merely for the traditional reasons of showing mercy or ensuring justice, but also in circumstances where the president may have enjoyed a personal benefit from exercising
executive clemency. Presidents George H.W.
Parole has been eliminated in many states, and
executive clemency is an endangered species.
"I hereby grant
executive clemency to Joseph Ejercito Estrada," chief presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye said.
The Public Attorney's Office has been seeking the release of the men under
executive clemency, saying they have been in prison for more than two decades.
The
executive clemency hearing would be separate from the parole hearing, he said.