Clinton supposedly granted a respite to someone while he was President

[dsc]

I am wondering if anyone knows to whom and for what reason. A respite is not a pardon but a delay of sentence pending appeal.

[karlrschneider]

1. I never heard the term before today. Maybe Clinton did it but it's damn rare...

dunno...
??

[Horse with no Name]

3. Clinton did it to ensure someone's Civil RIghts were upheld

not to hand them out like political party favors.

[Horse with no Name]

2. It was a federal prisoner

I don't know the name.
More recently, President Clinton twice delayed the court-ordered execution of a federal prisoner in order that a study of discrimination in federal sentencing might be completed. The respite power has not disappeared.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWY2MzRiNTAwZmE3NjZhMzZmODNhMTcyYjUzYzc4MjQ=

[bahrbearian]

5. So it didn't keep the guy out of Prison.

[Horse with no Name]

9. No.

It simply stayed his execution while they assured his Civil Rights weren't violated. Prudent IMHO.

[dsc]

7. I should have known

it was something like that. The feds had just reuped the DP so it figures this sort of thing happened.

[Horse with no Name]

10. Good find dsc.

This obviously is how they are planning on saving Libby.
The scenario isn't even close, but details were really never their strong suit.
Just excuses.

[dsc]

11. You are the one who did the finding

Clearly they are intending to try this and using Clinton's sensible use of this power to justify their behavior. They are behaving more like Wilson did.

[Horse with no Name]

12. IF the talking point is out there

wherever it originated from has to be on the top of google.
And there it was...ready to be picked.

[karlrschneider]

8. Fascinating. I certainly learned something today!

...

[madinmaryland]

4. The mighty Clenis strikes again.

I had never heard of a respite.

[Spazito]

6. Here is what I found....

Most recently, Bill Clinton delayed the execution of Juan Garza in order that an ongoing study of bias in the federal death-penalty system might be completed.<6>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respite

Garza was executed June 19, 2001

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Garza

[Bitwit1234]

13. Didn't bush do that for the Enron culprits

and they guy died before he was sentenced. And also how about Abramoff. So they must think we have short memories.

[dsc]

14. no he didn't

In both cases he let the legal process do its thing.