Anderson v. Davis.U.S. Appeals Court CLEMENCY Leniency or mercy. A power given to a public official, such as a governor or the president, to in some way lower or moderate the harshness of punishment imposed upon a prisoner. Clemency is considered to be an act of grace. Anderson v. Davis, 279 F.3d 674 (9th Cir. 2002). An inmate who had been sentenced to death and who had exhausted his appeals brought an action against a state governor seeking a temporary restraining order temporary restraining order: see injunction. and a permanent injunction permanent injunction n. a final order of a court that a person or entity refrain from certain activities permanently or take certain actions (usually to correct a nuisance) until completed. against his execution. The district court rejected the requests and the inmate appealed. The appeals court denied the inmate's motion for an injunction. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the appeals court, there was no evidence that showed that the governor made clemency decisions for prisoners sentenced to death on the basis of inappropriate considerations or capriciousness, as might constitute a due process violation. (California) |
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