, 1870-02-21
CONVICTIONS TO TIE PENITEN.
TIARY.
Important Opinion OF the Attorney
General OF tho Stale OF Illinois.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFlcR,

srRth0f7E1p Ill, Feb. II, $50
Hon. Gto." y. Perkins, Hardt" of the IUtsai4
sta: have nad tua honor Of receiving tson you
recently request 70 furnish 5ou:uJ opinion upon
the IoI0EItR qnesttons:
Fist cao Judge Of a criminal court ia pass
yAteA On TAO or more indictments, proSsde in
rsttILg sCch sentence that the time Of iuprtson-
the expiration Of the tine G1td IN former seq
ttute-
Second. II such psay.s,on Is rot Incorporated
Iiaiy bold the pfisoner IN cu4tohy fot The sggre-
gate time Of the several settences7
To tns atas question 1sply Yes"
and NJ answers are based rpon the following
rlatora a1d authorities:
The Supreme Court Of Massachusetts use lne
Tbs Court are al Of the opinion that l. "a no
eE1or 10 Judgment IN c1tn1nal cxse to make nne
tetrn ct IL psltonpept to commence when anoshes
tefn InateS 1t II a. cert2!n ii the nature OF the
csAe Will admit. AID there u no other mode IN
Which party may he sentenced o. sesetsl con-
Il lie 'prey,ous sen,euce Ia shortened BY the
teseraal ot the Judgment, or pardon. It then ct-
pref, and Then by III teftn1 The scntence IN lues
t,on i,,es eject: AZ tns pres.ou; oae aaa e.
nenxsalsh. !! NcL Ss1 Brown rs, Commonwealth.
Sm Wnea ;ne attendant, 10 In execution on a former
juugueut IN q cHntusl cssc, sentence OF In.
prlsonment and other penalties nAy be g1vea
aRa1pHt him, 20 commenced from the expiration
o. the form Ct commitment pfeElousiI AWARDED
4 1iutf :, N7 g. j..
50, rnefa a deserdent i charged With several
oi1ecces At tie B1n.e tune, Of the same Kind, he
nay he sen.tuceI to srterdl terms Of inpttso1.
uent, ore after the concluaon OF the other. LIST
Leach ssd, also Htate Il. Jesse C. CoeIefhan; :
lredt!s a4; Bishop on Criminal Law. rol
Tho Jaose o. every coust oasas to rs. and the
presumption II, that shey are acqrsin:ed with the
stuat1on aud CIRCUMSTANCES OF the Prisoner wheu
The zeptence Is pronounced. II, through lnnsmty
it should appear to be !nhuman 10 coanne nlu 10
hard lacorln TIE penttentayy Immediately after
60 e. i n
nent to a future day. And II, for the Advance.
ne m pun,snmsni my BE- deisJeo dsy, o. monsn 1
It usy he delayed. upon the same rnnc:nle, for
spsacleus cause. one Of more Jcats-accoruinR to
IN The ca1e Of the ytate Of Connecticut r..
Smith, , Day lss the Court saye; 1u tue present
case, the Court upon Inspecting Its oWn record,
could perceive that the IestthI kenteccea coa!d
tot ee e1eccteo ag1cfahly to law, 1ntf the ex-
prktion Of the 1rrs tenn Of imprisonment Ths
imprisonment vas, therefore. neeeteary to pre-
eIer {t1n from punlshu1ent for q Bubsequent
offence OF ouder = former cohS;ciion.
I'LL ne eaaiag az esss up9n ne 91eao1l T. suo
rrennrA The aame principle y. noweser. laid
down in NILE IL. Commonwealth. uatrts p,
r. leseh, 4th Ed.. ii: cois r. siate, Eur. is.
l need LOT further multiply apthortlat, and now
dltnist The sooye questions By aay!nR. .has: In my
fcrseytrai 0ffeEce. 10 the FenItert,nry far tlit,
ftrcn, ncfoda Gf time or FOR thc stTt1a iifpe mo,
| zach cony1ciiop the Judge m2Y provide and de-
clare that The Imprlst, ,umeo. upder the pecopd o.
| any Subsequent CONVECTION maJ CO Inencc II tue
srch nrrf IL nlsdr nv ia t.nt.Tt AZ in. rms ii
tnst, i. .ntrEce tha nf1.oter fuuae be discn1rc.t
| when ~ has rerved ant f1e 1onQrar tjn,e IA
| WnIch ne Wa benierced nrhfr c,hes Of th
| several Irc.citcerts.
! You al,p prcpose another quesrpp, IN tabstanc
4 a. IotIoWe:
| "Csn The Wgtdtn Of tie Pen1te1t!ary retain III
I CUSTODY OF 3 Tr.touer, where be OF she ia sea
| tecced by tho CcuTI fos one ycsf for tho comma
:trp OF given cEtl &C. AMI ior Two 1eafs irr AZ
ctser ND Ilnesent 1ence, the t!ue Of The scton
lnrr:roptnt NJ TO hcxln IN day certain, md 60
hticr lie expiration OF FORMER aealepce. an
| .ehle. cess"
ytr5 III poy.ant ore} Cutt refer to the Act OF II
t;cs trri Assembly, cptt.eds An Act 20 allow cot
| .cts iu the FeottcLLiasy credit tot good cucda.
| IL tslrslunor OF s1e:r term OF ilopr.sonmcnL Ar
| ,rurtu Art1i lt, 1907"
Tne sa,ti act n;1,y.acs n serpB that II the phi
| utfr IL tCn.eICtti 10 tue rentteoftarY Tor OF
| scar. or ap{ uuu bcf OF ysats and tbs: there sbA
~ TcpId sc ntrst him or ner no 1u1EAct3pD OF th
| 1n;ce or lass Of tic pftsou. OF OF the State, an
,1,aT Arrreha MIN or herlef pIaeriy OF psaceloil,
srcn rt.torer or CONVICT snail be tesmed TO nav
| caTred credit for sood couduct Of tho number {
days auh ,E the ratio IS hereinafter SET forth. an
| iern OF ,Iupr,soumep1 G1,d anall ns discharge