Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided August 28, 1997Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Robert W. Johnson, Jr. State Representative P.O. Box 173 Bigelow, AR 72016-0173
Dear Representative Johnson:
This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions:
1. Can a person be made to serve a prison sentence that was imposed in 1982 by a jury and affirmed by the Arkansas Court of Appeals in 1983 when, after 14 years, the defendant has never served the sentence?
2. If the defendant is still subject to serving the sentence, what are the proper procedures to be used to commit the defendant to the Department of Corrections for this crime?
It is my…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Jack Shields v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Frank MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Donald Wayne Green v. Robert Christiansen, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. MerrittDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1979
- Beatrice Theresa Jaa v. United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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