Opinion No. (1985)

Dear Dr. Black:

This opinion is in response to your request as follows:

Missouri Revised Statute 195.200, section 8 states "no parole, probation, suspended sentence or any other form of judicial clemency may be exercised in behalf of any person punished under subdivision 3 or 5 of subsection I". Does this section prohibit the Board of Probation and Parole from paroling individuals committed under this section or does this section only apply to "forms of judicial clemency"?

Section 195.200.1(3) and (5), .6, and .8, RSMo Supp., 1984,1 state:

1. Any person violating any provision of this chapter…