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· 10/10/1997

Padilla v. Utah Bd. of Pardons and Parole

Citations

  • 947 P.2d 664
  • 327 Utah Adv. Rep. 54
  • 1997 Utah LEXIS 91
  • 1997 WL 625114

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that \[t]he power to execute sentences remains in the exclusive control of the judiciary\
  • stating that under Utah's indeterminate sentencing scheme, \a court must set an indeterminate sentence as provided by statute\
  • explaining that the district court has the power to sentence and \ must set an indeterminate sentence as provided by statute\
  • explaining that the court sets \an indeterminate sentence as provided by statute\ which continues until the maximum amount of time elapses unless the parole board \terminates or commutes the punishment or pardons the offender\
  • explaining that the court sets “an indeterminate sentence as provided by statute” which continues until the maximum amount of time elapses unless the parole board “terminates or commutes the punishment or pardons the offender”
  • reviewing the constitutional adequacy of “rationale sheets used by the [Parole] Board to explain its parole decision”

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Judges: Russon, Zimmerman, Stewart, Howe, Durham, Russon'S

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