Pennsylvania Act 1931-53 — APPLICATIONS FOR CLEMENCY

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APPLICATIONS FOR CLEMENCY
                  Act of Apr. 24, 1931, P.L. 71, No. 53               Cl. 44
                                  AN ACT

     Requiring judges and district attorneys to comply with requests
        for information and advice received from the Board of Pardons
        regarding pending applications for clemency.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That whenever the Board of
     Pardons shall request information and advice relative to any
     application for a pardon or commutation of sentence from the
     judge who tried and sentenced the applicant, or the district
     attorney or assistant district attorney who prosecuted him or
     her, or from the district attorney in office at the date of the
     application, it shall be the duty of such judge, district
     attorney or assistant district attorney promptly to comply with
     such request.