1915 July 31 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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- 1915 July 31 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
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- Ex Governor Slaton
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- 1915
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1915 July 31 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Journal
Year: 1915
PDF PAGE 7, COLUMN 1 LIFE-TIMERS MUST SERVE TEN YEARS Senator Eakes, Author of Measure, Explains Provi- sions on Floor—Clause In- serted Following Frank’s Commutation No Life-Term Prisoner shall be granted Clemency or Parole until he has served at least ten years of his Sentence if a Bill, which was passed yesterday by the unanimous vote of the Senate, becomes Law. The Author of the Bill, Senator Eakes, stated Friday afternoon that he had inserted the following Clause in the Bill, following the Commutation of Leo Frank’s Sentence by Ex-Governor Slaton: “Provided, that no such Automatic Parole as herein provided shall be granted to any Prisoner who is serving a Life Sentence, until the Prisoner shall have served at least ten years of his Sentence, and in case any such Prisoner shall have been the Recipient of Executive Clemency, he shall not thereafter be eligible to further Executive Clemency or to Parole under the Provision of this Act, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of said Prison Commission by competent evidence, discovered since the trial and conviction of such Prisoner, that he is innocent of the Crime for which he is convicted.” In explaining his measure on the floor