"As a desperate and terrorized 14-year-old I seriously considered killing my father," wrote a 35-year-old incest victim, who urged leniency.

Mr. Connolly still has many powerful friends, as evidenced by more than 200 letters Judge Tauro received urging leniency.

Nevertheless, a federal prosecutor described a memo Mr. Wiesenfeld had written urging leniency for a prisoner as "outrageous."

He also urged leniency for his suspected assailant and added, "I would like to talk with him in person, so that we can understand each other."

Since then, Indian leaders across this state have urged leniency for Mr. House.

Judge Thompson acknowledged receiving hundreds of letters urging leniency in her sentencing.

Peter urged leniency while Meletius held firmly that the lapsed had abandoned their faith and needed to be rebaptised.

A woman in Arkansas has held parties in her home - "kind of like Amway" - to get signatures on petitions urging leniency for the boys.

Typically, friends, family and colleagues write the judge urging leniency.

However the Council urged leniency, and she was eventually released from the Tower on 5 May 1542.