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Shattuck v. Grider
493 P.2d 829
Okla. Crim. App.
1972
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*1 den., cert. U.S. 79 S.Ct. 838,the L.Ed.2d Court said: “ plea there has guilty Where been a of separate crimes the claim of double upon jeopardy charges based dual ” waived.’ judgments and sentences are af- firmed. SIMMS, JJ.,

BRETT and concur. Fransein, Tulsa, plaintiff W. James in error. Gen., Derryberry, Atty. for de-

Larry

fendant in error. BUSSEY, Presiding Judge: SHATTUCK, Petitioner, Bruce Dunson, Gary hereinafter Andrew v. defendant, pleas of ferred to as entered GRIDER, Warden, State W. John Oklahoma guilty in District Court of Tulsa Coun- Respondent. Reformatory, ty, Robbery of Oklahoma to the offenses No. A-17016. Firearms, with After Former Conviction Appeals of Oklahoma. Criminal Court of Firearm, Aft- Felony, of a of a Possession Jan. Felony, er Former Conviction of Kill, After Former Shooting with Intent to Felony; punishment

Conviction concurrent, ten-year (3) fixed at three

was

sentences, said judgments and from

sentences, timely of Certiorari Writ perfected

been this Court. irregu any allege

The defendant does not pleas guilty, concerning

larities three

contends he was convicted the same arising out of

separate offenses

incident, contrary to the laws Oklahoma, and the Constitu State In America.

tion of the United States Okl.Cr.,

the recent of Bass v. case similar dealing P.2d with

proposition, we stated: “ defend- opinion that the are of the plea guilty waived unqualified

ant’s might have defendant objection the ” jeopardy.’ former

to the defense of cited, ap- Bass, supra, with we further Hornbeck

proval, People ex rel. the case of 689, 179 N.Y.S.2d Jackson, A.D.2d *2 Shattuck, pro

Bruce se. Gen., Atty. Larry for re- Derryberry, spondent.

SIMMS, Judge: corpus application for habeas This is an Shattuck, re- Bruce hereinafter wherein con- alleges that his petitioner, ferred to as rights have been violated stitutional its con- has broken the State Oklahoma cer- petitioner canceling in out tract with by donations tain credits for blood prior parole. on petitioner his release not state how Although petitioner does to his prior time he accrued much blood revocation of before the release and violation, substantially parole its he has an inmate question whether raised the .of prior his release who contributes time credits on entitled viola- prison for a is returned he relating to The statute tion O.S.1968, is 57 credits time § part: provides, pertinent in in- have no “Every shall convict who regulations of the rules and fractions of prison of the State recorded or laws his term allowed for against him shall be in each (2) months deduction to two *** years; (2) the first two And, the deduction above in addition to for, enti- every shall be provided convict his sentence of a deduction from tled to days’ every (6) six days for (2) two him; each con- by performed work also, de- to all such in addition shall vict ductions, a deduction of entitled days (20) pint for each twenty Red Cross to the American he donates hospital approved agency or to purpose the Warden. such ** * parole who are Inmates on violat- to the institution turned any deprived shall be ors the date their release up to earned however, no con- Provided, to deduction entitled shall be vict provided time as herein guilty of misconduct he has been event regula- rules and prison violation tions, See, Okl.Cr., Salisbury, unless relieved therefrom In re 369 P.2d 476 ” * * * [Emphasis Warden. added] Legislative authority However, statutes enact of this State clearly pro- in question such as the one amended the statute under consid- *3 6, 10, the provided deprivation vided for in Article of Okla- eration and for of § Constitution, provides fol- up homa as sany credits earned to the date of their lows : release on power to

“The shall the Governor have narrow issue this before Court is: grant, favor- “any” after conviction and after Does the use of the word in the Act, by majority able a of supra, by recommendation embrace credits earned Board, commutation, pardons prisoner the said by a having reason of his donated paroles offenses, except and for all cases blood. impeachment, upon of conditions such authority Defendant cites no and this and with such restrictions and limitations any authority Court is unable find for may proper, as to such subject he deem the contention that blood become credits regulations prescribed by be law." may as theory vested on the of contract. [Emphasis added] 5, 57, Constitution, Article Oklahoma § treating subject parole, of as dis- the provides: uniformly ac-

tinguished pardon, from a “Every Legislature of the em- act shall cepted may statement of the law be found subject, but brace one which shall be 20b, 604, pages 605: at 67 Pardons § C.J.S. expressed clearly in its title.” grace, fa- parole “A a mere matter of is 57, 1968, 138, Title has but one sub- O.S. § not vor, prisoner is privilege, and by ject, earning to-wit: the of time credits right. of entitled thereto as a matter an inmate and includes both credit for Subject imposed to the limitations blood donated and time credits under statute, [emphasis question the added] Amendatory the same statute. The 1971 paroled is a prisoner whether shall be language Act contains the exact with ref- paroling for discretion of the the erence to forfeiture of time * * authority, *.” parolee. returned must, therefore, the conclude portion body of meaning of When parole language in the statute “Inmates on uncertain, may title of statute statute is of pa institution as who are returned to the Legislative in to determine be considered deprived shall be role violators provi tent in of this constitutional view up their re credits earned to the date of rel., Board of Education of sion. ex imposed parole” a limitation lease on is 259, Morley, City of 168 Okl. Tulsa upon by constitutionally sound parolee (1934). P.2d legislative enactment. 135, Bill Second The title Senate provided: O.S.1961, Title § Legislature, codi of the 31st Session “ * * * parole are re- Inmates on who O.S.1968, “Pro reads: fied as 57 § violat- turned to the institution Per Credits Deprivation viding for up earned ors shall retain the credits Parole Returned to Prison as Vio sons parole.” release on the date their Obviously, it [Emphasis lators”. added] [Emphasis added] the that a re the intent of was deprived parolee of credits which held, turned construing Court the 1961 This under the of that Act, earned parolee could be that a has been whose statute, they be for time or whether revoked does not lose his credits by the insertion emphasized is behavior, etc., blood. This parole, the earned before body the “any” the within of the word is earned entitled to all the lawful credits up law. to the date he was released purpose right. The obvious than “any” is defined

Generally, word amend his encourage wrongdoer to many, indefinite or an one out of mean ways state of added and relieve the number, full “ev- force given may sponsibility The state care. Dictionary, Re- ery” or “all.” Black’s Law subject grace under offer such Ed., page 4th at vised may most con- as it consider conditions “any” specifically, the word More purpose. desired accomplish ducive to judicially to been defined . . has “. » nn n ‘every’ and the use mean ‘all’ Shilbury v. imports limitation.” no word he had contention Petitioners 979, 284 Misc.2d Supervisors, Bd. donating the State contracted with at 129 N.Y.S.2d *4 wholly with is for time credits blood proposition of the directly to the Going merit, to donate for decision out the “any” a within the word construction petitioner, personal of the decision is a statute, City of the court in Hime v. con limits the subject the statute which to Galvestion, (1967) stated: 268 543 S.W.2d for time ditions under which “Further, judi- ‘any’ the has been word will be the term his sentence shortening or ‘ev- cially ‘each’ mean: construed allowed. constru- ‘all’; particularly in ery’ or statutes, equivalent ing ‘any’ the word is there opinion, and are of the and ‘all’.” ‘every’ force to and has the hold, convict who donates that fore prisoner’s good that a majority penitentiary rule is the prior to his release from denied may be forfeited or time allowance time cred is parole, not entitled on of the terms of his prior for his violation to his for the contribution its following ju the rule is followed in subsequently This returned he is release when v. Rockholt risdictions: Alabama: penitentiary for violation the 337, Ala.App. (1961); 269 41 So.2d 132. Corpus accord- of Habeas is The Writ parte Borgfeldt, 75 Cal. Ex California: ingly denied. 83, Connecti App.2d (1946); 170 P.2d 94 164, Walker, Moulthrop Conn. cut: v. 120 BUSSEY, J., specially concurring, P. 789; 26 A.2d District of Columbia: Jones 288, Clemmer, U.S.App.D.C. 163 F.2d v. 82 BRETT, J., part, concurs in and dissents Mayo, (1947); Dear 153 852 Florida: v. part. in 267, 164, den. 320 U.S. Fla. 14 So.2d cert. 766, 42, (1943); 64 S.Ct. 88 L.Ed. 458 BUSSEY, Presiding Judge (specially Gries, Michigan: Mich. Robinson v. 277 concurring) : 15, (1936); Montana: Re 268 N.W. 794 354, Pelke, (1961); 365 P.2d 139 Mont. 932 expressed I am in accord with the views Clark, Hampshire: New Gobin v. 94 N.H. and the authorities Judge cited SIMMS. (1946); 167 49 A.2d New York: Peo think it is unquestionably I the clear that ple, Fay, ex Behar Misc.2d rel. 36 v. authorized, under the Consti- Pennsylvania: (1962); 720 N.Y.S.2d tution, to determine under what conditions Ashe, Commonwealth ex rel. Palmiere v. given. may credits to shorten a sentence Pa.Super (1940); A.2d 505 believe cursory I that even exami- most parte Wilson, Carolina: Ex South 219 S.C. Leg- nation of the statute clear reflects the 139, 64 (1951); S.E.2d 400 and Utah: only grant islative intent blood credits Harris, McCoy v. 108 Utah 160 P.2d party, subsequently released parole, of the does not terms violate the Dear, supra, the Florida Court stated: attempt parole. Any by the Court con- gained granted by would,

“Parole and my time is in strue the statute otherwise sovereign of grace as a opinion, powers rather separation violate the Court from provision restricts the which Legislature. province

invading the Error, McCOY, Edward Plaintiff in wisdom, Legislature, If the their reasons, to amend the public policy wish Oklahoma, The STATE of Defend vested, create irrevocable statute and ant in Error. inmate time credits for right in an No. A-16258. may be revoked blood donated not Appeals Court of Criminal of Oklahoma. the rules of a violation of Feb. so, penitentiary, they can do jurisdiction Court no Legislative authority.

invade the

BRETT, (concurs part, Judge part):

dissents in part

I concur in of this decision as

it general interpretation relates to

legislation; granted that a as a *5 grace the executive branch of and that

Government; there is not neces-

sarily a agreement contractual between an state,

«inmate pertains as it

giving of for time credits. How-

ever, I dissent the ultimate conclusions decision;

reached in this I and am not es-

pecially impressed by majority holdings states, they pertain other as to the revo-

cation of blood credits when an inmate’s

parole is revoked. I also concede that I jurisdiction

have been unable to find contrary

which has ruled majority to the herein; nonetheless,

view I believe giving

that the statutory blood—under be likened passage unto the —can

of time toward the prison of a fulfillment

sentence. I would hold that the time credit

granted for the giving of blood becomes

vested credit actually blood is inmate;

moved from an and that those credits,

credits should not be revocable though

even the inmate’s is subse-

quently revoked. provision allowing major available a

source for the donation of blood for use general public. The time credits al-

lowed served as an incentive facilitate supply; source of consequently, I be-

lieve public a matter of policy, if for no reason,

other that source should not be

jeopardized.

Case Details

Case Name: Shattuck v. Grider
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Date Published: Jan 26, 1972
Citation: 493 P.2d 829
Docket Number: A-17016
Court Abbreviation: Okla. Crim. App.
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