Opinion of the Justices to the Governor & Council
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
At a meeting of tbe Governor and Council held on May 25, 1906, the following order was passed, and on the same day was transmitted to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court: Ordered, that the opinion of the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court be requested in answer to the following question: Is the Governor of the Commonwealth, upon presentation to him of a petition for the pardon of a person convicted of a crime and duly sentenced therefor, or for…
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At a meeting of tbe Governor and Council held on May 25, 1906, the following order was passed, and on the same day was transmitted to the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court: Ordered, that the opinion of the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court be requested in answer to the following question: Is the Governor of the Commonwealth, upon presentation to him of a petition for the pardon of a person convicted of a crime and duly sentenced therefor, or for commutation of the sentence so imposed upon such person, required as a matter of law to refer such petition to the Executive…
1Opinion of the Court
On May 29,1906, the Justices returned the following answer:
To his Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court have received from his Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council, their order, as follows:
“ Ordered, that the opinion of the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court be requested in answer to the following question:
“Is the Governor of the Commonwealth, upon presentation to him of a petition for the pardon of a person convicted of a crime and duly sentenced therefor, or for commutation…
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