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FROM Phil. Batchelor, County Administrator CIlra
DATE'. May 5, 19 8 6rim County
SUBJECT: Legislation: Senate Constitutional Amendment 9
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in support of Senate Constitutional Amendment #9
( SCA 9) by Senator Dan Boatwright.
BACKGROUND:
The State Constitution presently authorizes the Governor to grant
a reprieve, pardon, and commutation after sentence, except in the
case of an impeachment. The Governor has no authority to review
and affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the parole
authority to grant, deny, revoke, or suspend the parole of a
person sentenced to an indeterminate term upon conviction of
murder.
SCA 9 by Senator Boatwright would grant the Governor this
authority by adding the following language to the Constitution:
IINo decision of the parole authority
of this state with respect to the
granting, denial, revocation, or
suspension of parole of a person
sentenced to an indeterminate term
upon conviction of murder shall become
final for a period of 30 days, during
which the Governor may review the
decision. The Governor may only
affirm, modify, 'or reverse the decision
of the parole authority on the basis of
the same factors which the parole
authority is required to consider. The
Governor shall report to the Legislature
each parole decision affirmed, modified,
or reversed, stating the pertinent facts
and reasons for the action. "
Both the District Attorney and the Sheriff-Coroner are on record
in support of SCA 9. Senator Boatwright has written to the Board
of Supervisors asking for their support of SCA 9.
CONTINUED ON ATTACW ENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:
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ACTION OF BOARD ON May 13, 1986
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORA ON THE DATE SHOWN.
County Administrator {/&
cc: District Attorney ATresreo _
Sheriff-Coroner PHIL BATCH LOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Public Defender SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Senator Dan Boatwright
Members--Public Safety Comm.--Assembly
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