The Attorney General's Survey of Release Procedures ...: Digest of federal and state laws on release proceduresU.S. Government Printing Office, 1939 |
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... term.52 With the exceptions noted , a prisoner may be paroled at any time after the expiration of one - half of the minimum term provided by law for the offense of which he was convicted , with the benefit of good - time credits ...
... term.52 With the exceptions noted , a prisoner may be paroled at any time after the expiration of one - half of the minimum term provided by law for the offense of which he was convicted , with the benefit of good - time credits ...
Page 184
... sentence is eligible for parole upon the expiration of the minimum term of the sen- tence under which he was imprisoned . " A prisoner who has been sentenced to a life term is eligible for parole after serv- ing 10 years.15 No prisoner ...
... sentence is eligible for parole upon the expiration of the minimum term of the sen- tence under which he was imprisoned . " A prisoner who has been sentenced to a life term is eligible for parole after serv- ing 10 years.15 No prisoner ...
Page 201
... minimum term , or if sentenced for life , after having been in confine- ment for less than 25 years , is eligible for parole.15 14 * Id . § 1936 . • Id . §§ 1821 , 1826 . 1 Both the State prison for women and the reformatory for women ...
... minimum term , or if sentenced for life , after having been in confine- ment for less than 25 years , is eligible for parole.15 14 * Id . § 1936 . • Id . §§ 1821 , 1826 . 1 Both the State prison for women and the reformatory for women ...
Page 203
... minimum sentence is imposed on a woman who is committed to the State farm . The duration of the commitent of such person , including the time spent on parole , may not exceed 3 years except where the maximum term of sentence specified ...
... minimum sentence is imposed on a woman who is committed to the State farm . The duration of the commitent of such person , including the time spent on parole , may not exceed 3 years except where the maximum term of sentence specified ...
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... minimum term if he has been committed under an indeterminate sentence.12 If he has been sentenced for a felony committed prior to the D. C. Code ( Supp . 1935 ) title 6 , § 452 . ' See Nolan , op . cit . supra note 76 , at xxxiv . 8 ...
... minimum term if he has been committed under an indeterminate sentence.12 If he has been sentenced for a felony committed prior to the D. C. Code ( Supp . 1935 ) title 6 , § 452 . ' See Nolan , op . cit . supra note 76 , at xxxiv . 8 ...
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Page 468 - The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations, as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons.
Page 640 - A felony is a crime which is punishable with death or by imprisonment in the state prison. Every other crime is a misdemeanor. When a crime, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, is also punishable by fine or imprisonment in a county jail, in the discretion of the court, it shall be deemed a misdemeanor for all purposes after a judgment imposing a punishment other than imprisonment in the state prison.
Page 63 - He shall annually communicate to the legislature each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation, pardon, or reprieve, with his reasons for granting the same.
Page 675 - Upon conviction for treason, he may suspend the execution of the sentence, until the case shall be reported to the legislature at its next session, when the legislature shall either pardon, or commute the sentence, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve.
Page 24 - A pardon reaches both the punishment prescribed for the offense and the guilt of the offender; and when the pardon is full, it releases the punishment and blots out of existence the guilt, so that in the eye of the law the offender is as innocent as if he had never committed the offense.
Page 233 - Any prisoner who shall have served the term or terms for which he shall hereafter be sentenced, less deductions allowed therefrom for good conduct, shall upon release be treated as if released on parole and shall be subject to all provisions of law relating to the parole of United States prisoners until the expiration of the maximum term or terms specified in his sentence : Provided, That this section shall not operate to prevent delivery of a prisoner to the authorities of any State otherwise entitled...
Page 694 - Governor shall have power to suspend the execution of the sentence until the case shall be reported to the Legislature at its next meeting, when the Legislature shall either pardon, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve.
Page 715 - THE power of pardoning offences, except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House, shall be in the Governor, by and with the advice of Council: But no charter of pardon, granted by the Governor, with advice of the Council, before conviction, shall avail the party pleading the same, notwithstanding any general or particular expressions contained therein, descriptive of the offence, or offences intended to be pardoned.
Page 688 - The s,aid board of managers shall also have power to establish rules and regulations under which prisoners within the reformatory may be allowed to go upon parole outside of the reformatory buildings and enclosure, but to remain while on parole in the legal custody and under the control of the board of managers and subject at any time to be taken back within the enclosure of said reformatory...
Page 588 - A person who has been convicted of a crime or misdemeanor is. notwithstanding, a competent witness in a civil or criminal action or special proceeding: but the conviction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony...