Opinion No. 75-302 (1975) Ag

CRIMINAL OFFENSE SENTENCES Under the holding in Ex parte Ridley, Okl. Cr., 106 P. 549 (1910), the Legislature, in the absence of a constitutional amendment, would be without authority to prescribe a specific period of time "after conviction" for a criminal offense, during which the Pardon and Parole Board and the Governor could not exercise clemency authority pursuant to Article VI, Section 10 of the Oklahoma Constitution. The Attorney General has considered your request for an opinion wherein you ask, in effect, the following question: Does the Legislature have authority under the…