Legal Opinion
Rich v. Chamberlain
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1895PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Mandamus by John T. Rich, Governor of the State of Michigan, to compel William Chamberlain, Warden of the State Prison at Jackson, to transfer a female convict to the Detroit House of Correction.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
One Nellie W. Pope was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to the State prison for life. November 14th last, the relator commuted her sentence to imprisonment in the Detroit House of Correction for life, acting under the authority conferred upon him by section 9865, 2 How. Stat. This is a friendly proceeding to obtain a construction of that statute, which reads as follows:
“Whenever the sentence of any female now confined or that'shall hereafter be confined in the State prison shall be, by the Governor or other competent authority, commuted to confinement for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rich v. ChamberlainMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
- Attorney General ex rel. Fuller v. ParsellMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
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