Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Subtitle 08 - PAROLE COMMISSION
Chapter 12.08.01 - General Regulations
Section 12.08.01.15 - Commutation

Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 12.08.01.15

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024

A. Any inmate may request of the Commission a recommendation to the Governor that the sentence be commuted when all legal remedies are exhausted and the circumstances of the case are unusual. The Commission may entertain these requests at a parole hearing, and in its discretion may deny the request or submit it to the Governor with a recommendation. A sentence can be commuted to time served and the inmate released, or to a number of years. Once commuted, the Commission, in its discretion, may release the inmate on parole. If the Governor denies the request, it may again be resubmitted after a reasonable time.

B. Life Cases. The Commission will recommend to the Governor a commutation of a life sentence where the case warrants special consideration or where the facts and circumstances of the crime justify special consideration, or both.

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