| He was freed on Friday after being granted royal clemency and immediately announced that he had been forced into confessing to the bombings. |
| Unfortunately, the law is utterly silent on how, why and when this clemency should be exercised. |
| In effect, he argues that indiscriminate clemency for murderers perverts both justice and mercy. |
| He is trying to raise public awareness about her plight in order to win some state-sanctioned clemency, but it might be too late. |
| Members of the clemency board listen mostly in stony silence and decline even to deliberate before their vote. |
| Without a stay or clemency, Williams will be put to death at midnight Pacific Time. |
