· 3/18/1954
Yelvington v. Presidential Pardon & Parole Attorneys
Citations
- 211 F.2d 642
- 94 U.S. App. D.C. 2
- 1954 U.S. App. LEXIS 2596
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the pardon power is “expressly vest[ed] in the President,” and that “[i]t should . . . be free of judicial control”
- affirming denial of mandamus petition to compel attorneys to submit inmate's petition for clemency to the President, noting that pardoning power “expressly vests in the President” which “should . . . be free of judicial control”
- affirming denial of mandamus petition to compel attorneys to submit inmate's petition for clemency to the President, noting that pardoning power “expressly vests in the President” and “should . . . be free of judicial control”
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Judges: Edgerton, Prettyman, Washington
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