Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Atkins v. Jennings
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 1928PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
On the 45th day of March, 1905, relator, having been convicted of manslaughter, first degree, in the Supreme Court, Genesee county, was sentenced to be imprisoned in the State Prison at Auburn for the determinate term of twenty years. This term would expire on or about the 15th day of March, 1925, subject to earned commutation for good behavior.
The Constitution of the State of New York (Art. IV, §5) provides: “ The Governor shall have the power to grant * * * commutations * * * after conviction * * * upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations as he may think proper * * .…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Anderson v. CorallSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Sims v. . SimsNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- People v. GuttersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- People ex rel. Brackett v. KaiserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Gradison v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
- Matter of DoneganNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- People Ex Rel. Cecere v. JenningsNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- State Ex Rel. Arpagaus v. ToddSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- People v. LangellaNew York Supreme Court · 1963
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