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16-93-603. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Classification of inmates.
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16-93-603. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Classification of inmates.
For the purposes of §§ 16-93-602 — 16-93-604, inmates are to be classified as follows:
(1) A first offender is an inmate convicted of one (1) or more felonies but who has not been incarcerated in some correctional institution in the United States, whether local, state, or federal, for a crime which was a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the offender was incarcerated, prior to being sentenced to a correctional institution in this state for the offense or offenses for which he or she is being classified;
(2) A second offender is a inmate convicted of two (2) or more felonies who has been incarcerated one (1) time in some correctional institution in the United States, whether local, state, or federal, for a crime which was a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the offender was incarcerated, prior to being sentenced to a correctional institution in this state for the offense or offenses for which he or she is being classified;
(3) A third offender is an inmate convicted of three (3) or more felonies who has been incarcerated two (2) times in some correctional institution in the United States, whether local, state, or federal, for a crime which was a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the offender was incarcerated, prior to being sentenced to a correctional institution in this state for the offense or offenses for which he or she is being classified; and
(4) A fourth offender is an inmate convicted of four (4) or more felonies who has been incarcerated three (3) or more times in some correctional institution in the United States, whether local, state, or federal, for a crime which was a felony under the laws of the juri
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-93-603
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16-93-603. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Classification of inmates.
For the purposes of §§ 16-93-602 — 16-93-604, inmates are to be classified as follows:
(1) A first offender is an inmate convicted of one (1) or more felonies but who has not been incarcerated in some correctional institution in the United States, whether local, state, or federal, for a crime which was a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the offender was incarcerated, prior to being sentenced to a correctional institution in this state for the offense or offenses for which he or she is being classified;
(2) A second offender is a inmate convicted of two (2) or more felonies who has been incarcerated one (1) time in some correctional institution in the United States, whether local, state, or federal, for a crime which was a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the offender was incarcerated, prior to being sentenced to a correctional institution in this state for the offense or offenses for which he or she is being classified;
(3) A third offender is an inmate convicted of three (3) or more felonies who has been incarcerated two (2) times in some correctional institution in the United States, whether local, state, or federal, for a crime which was a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the offender was incarcerated, prior to being sentenced to a correctional institution in this state for the offense or offenses for which he or she is being classified; and
(4) A fourth offender is an inmate convicted of four (4) or more felonies who has been incarcerated three (3) or more times in some correctional institution in the United States, whether local, state, or federal, for a crime which was a felony under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the offender was incarcerated, prior to being sentenced to a correctional institution in this state for the offense or offenses for which he or she is being classified.
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16-93-602. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Purpose and construction of sections.
(a) It is the purpose and intent of this section and §§ 16-93-603 and 16-93-604 to establish parole eligibility for a person convicted of a felony committed on or after April 1, 1977, and prior to April 1, 1983.
(b) Nothing in this section and §§ 16-93-603 and 16-93-604 is to be construed to repeal the parole eligibility laws in effect on the date criminal offenses were committed prior to April 1, 1977.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-93-602
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16-93-604. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Parole eligibility.
(a) A person who committed felonies prior to April 1, 1977, and who was convicted and incarcerated therefor, is eligible for release on parole in accordance with the parole eligibility law in effect at the time the crime was committed.
(b) A person who committed felonies on and after April 1, 1977, and prior to April 1, 1983, and who has been convicted and incarcerated therefor, is eligible for release on parole as follows:
(1) An inmate under sentence of death or life imprisonment without parole is not eligible for release on parole but may be pardoned or have his or her sentence commuted by the Governor, as provided by law. An inmate sentenced to life imprisonment is not eligible for release on parole unless the sentence is commuted to a term of years by executive clemency. Upon commutation, the inmate is eligible for release on parole as provided in this section;
(2) An inmate classified as a first offender under § 16-93-603, except one under twenty-one (21) years of age as described in subsection (c) of this section and except one who pleads guilty to or has been convicted of a Class Y felony, upon entering a correctional institution in this state under sentence from a circuit court is not eligible for release on parole until a minimum of one-third (1/3) of his or her sentence has been served, with credit for good-time allowances, or one-third (1/3) of the time to which the sentence is commuted by executive clemency is served, with credit for good-time allowances. However, if the trier of fact determines that a deadly weapon was used in the commission of the crime, a first offender twenty-one (21) years of age or older shall not be eligible for release on parole unti
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-93-604
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-93-604. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.