It is this curious blend of rugged individualism and public service which accounts for the great appeal of the mythological detective.

The strongest appeal of the Copernican formulation consisted in just this: ideally, the justification for dealing with special problems in particular ways is completely set out in the basic ' rules ' of the theory.

The alternative to this is that if a conservative candidate is nominated the national committee will have to appeal to the trusts for their campaign funds, and in doing this will incur obligations which would make a Democratic victory absolutely fruitless.

These lines never cease to haunt the book amidst all the exaltations of combat, and to make an appeal for a larger and more elemental human community than one based on the brutal necessities of war.

Speaking in terms of sociological stereotype, the `` private eye '' might appeal to the poet in search of a myth for many reasons.

Obviously, the `` private eye '' can have no more appeal for Patchen.

They are leaving so fast that the president of the West German Employers' Federation issued an appeal this week to factory workers in the West to volunteer for six months' front-line work in factories in West Berlin.

The public appeal by the new Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Cicognani, for renewed efforts toward Eastern and Western reunion was still another remarkable act.

He may appeal to President Sukarno for clemency ''.

As we see, Pope may appeal to President Sukarno, Khrushchev's friend, for clemency.

Petitioner was not entitled to have the hearing officer's notes and report, especially since he failed to show any particular need for them and he did have a copy of the Department of Justice's recommendation to the appeal board.

After the recommendation of the Department is forwarded to the appeal board, that is the appropriate place for a registrant to lodge his denial.

The appeal of the suburb is particularly strong for heavy industry, which must move bulky objects along a lengthy assembly line and wants enough land area to do the entire job on one floor.

Two members of the Democratic-endorsed majority on the school board said they probably would vote to appeal a ruling by the state Board of Education, which said yesterday that the school committee acted improperly in its appointment of the coordinator, Francis P. Nolan 3rd, the Democratic-endorsed committee chairman, could not be reached for comment.

Under normal circumstances, he had a certain bright-eyed all-American-boy charm, with great appeal for young ladies, old ladies, and dogs.

In United States appellate procedure, an appeal is a petition for review of a case that has been decided by a court of law.

The specific procedures for appealing, including even whether there is a right of appeal from a particular type of decision, can vary greatly from country to country.

The right to file an appeal can also vary from state to state ; for example, the New Jersey Constitution vests judicial power in a Supreme Court, a Superior Court, and other courts of limited jurisdiction, with an appellate court being part of the Superior Court.

For example, a criminal defendant may be convicted in state court, and lose on " direct appeal " to higher state appellate courts, and if unsuccessful, mount a " collateral " action such as filing for a writ of habeas corpus in the federal courts.

In New Jersey, for example, the Administrative Office of the Court has promulgated a form of notice of appeal for use by appellants, though using this exact form is not mandatory and the failure to use it is not a jurisdictional defect provided that all pertinent information is set forth in whatever form of notice of appeal is used.

The deadline for beginning an appeal can often be very short: traditionally, it is measured in days, not months.

( This would happen, for example, if the appellant waited too long, under the appellate court's rules, to file the appeal.

* 1953 – President Dwight Eisenhower refuses a clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.

The status can only be cleared by a successful appeal or executive clemency.

** President Dwight D. Eisenhower refuses a clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.

Following an unsuccessful appeal, political debates, and international calls for clemency from high profile people and workers ' organizations, Hill was executed in November, 1915.

Weyer's appeal for clemency for those accused of the crime of witchcraft was opposed later in the sixteenth century by the Swiss physician Thomas Erastus and the French legal theorist Jean Bodin.

Before there was any general form of criminal appeal, a royal judge might grant a pardon either by way of clemency, because he felt the law was harsh ( for example, in the case of child convicts ) or the verdict dubious, to seek popular approval, or otherwise in the public interest.

Clinton offered clemency, on condition that the prisoners renounce violence, at the appeal of 10 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, President Jimmy Carter, the Cardinal of New York, and the Archbishop of Puerto Rico.

In 2006, the British the human rights organisation Reprieve made an appeal to Governor Bush for clemency on Maharaj's behalf, pointing out that the jury heard from none of Maharaj's alibi witnesses, who would have put him 25 miles away at the time of the murder ; that the prosecution ’ s star witness changed his story several times ; and that evidence has emerged since the trial that the murder victims were involved in money laundering and had links to drug traffickers, and that there are a number of alternative suspects with strong motives which were not considered at the time.

In 2008, Reprieve made a second appeal for clemency to the then Governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, but this appeal was also denied.

An immediate appeal for clemency was declined, and Yezhov became hysterical and behaved in a cowardly fashion, weeping.

The Indiana state clemency commission heard Pierpont's appeal to be released from the state prison under the contention that he was a man of strong character and a " leader and not a follower " on August 24, 1933.

Governor Hendricks had denied his appeal for clemency and used the execution to show the natives his goodwill.

An appeal for clemency was refused.

An appeal for clemency.

Barlow's family made appeals to UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to make a protest about the impending execution, and an appeal for clemency to the Malaysian government from Australian politician Bill Hayden was made.

Hayden stated that " I have always been and remain firmly opposed to capital punishment, and accordingly I will be pressing the presentation of this appeal for clemency with a great sense of urgency.

* West Australian newspaper :-Transferred to death row, Penang jail ( August 1985 ) and await news of their appeal for clemency ( Nov. 1985-June 1986.

There is an appeal to issue clemency to Afzal from various human rights groups including political groups in Kashmir, who believe that Afzal Guru did not receive a fair trial and was subject to a frame up of corrupt and inefficient police work.

The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party president and MP, Mehbooba Mufti commented that the Centre should pardon Afzal if Pakistan accepted the clemency appeal for Sarabjit Singh.

However, he was eventually sentenced to five years ' hard labour, which was subsequently reduced to two years following an appeal for clemency.