Johnson v. Walls

Jenkins, Justice.

1. There are two systems of parole or probation of force in the State: first, that under which the trial judge may in the sentence provide for the parole of offenders convicted of or punished as for misdemeanors; and second, that under which the Prison Commission with the approval of the Governor may order probation to all offenders who might be convicted of any offense save those excepted by the statute, after “the minimum sentence fixed by law” has been served, so that the prisoner may be allowed to go outside of the confines of the penitentiary, “but to remain within the…