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The lawmakers' last-minute attempt last month followed Roberson pleading for leniency.

At the same time, he called Esparza’s written request for leniency “one of the most sincere and persuasive” he had ever read.

The statement also called for leniency and protection for the teenager.

Davis’ extensive criminal record, and the leniency he had received over the decades, aroused outrage.

Family and friends sent letters to the federal judge in early October, asking for leniency in his sentencing, which is scheduled for February.