In May 1856, he was granted an unconditional pardon and returned to Ireland that July.
Burdick affirmed that the same principle extends to unconditional pardons.
Only a complete and immediate unconditional pardon will, in a very small measure, right this historical wrong.
Mckenzie was given an unconditional pardon on 11 January 1856 after spending only nine months in prison.
Much of this commentary obscured the fact that the clemency power provided the President with several options short of a full, unconditional pardon.
At the same time President Castilla offered an unconditional pardon to the rebellious sailors.
In 2005 Baker was granted a full and unconditional pardon by the State of Georgia, 60 years after her execution.
This unconditional pardon for real or imagined sins is comforting, even if it comes from an inanimate object.
Following the high court's decision, Young granted Whitney an unconditional pardon, believing that putting her into a cell was "unthinkable."
"Then I, invoking my powers, will grant you an unconditional pardon."