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Interstate Compacts and Effects on Criminal Cases

Interstate Compacts and Effects on Criminal Cases

Interstate compacts are agreements between states to enforce a policy that is not necessarily governed by federal law. Interstate compacts are one way that states can work together to enforce a policy or regulation without the interference of the federal government. A few interstate compacts specifically affect criminal cases: the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS), the Interstate Corrections Compact (ICC), and the Driver License Compact (DLC). Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision Currently,…

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Sentence Modification: Process, Requirements & Limitations

Sentence Modification: Process, Requirements & Limitations

Once you are serving and/or were sentenced to a specific period, many people in society ask and wonder if there are any possible ways to reduce this specified time. Under Indiana law there is possible way to reduce this specified sentence time in certain situations. The controlling statute under Indiana law is I.C. §35-38-1-17. In general, I.C. §35-38-17 states and expresses all relevant aspects of sentence modification, the conditions associated to, and which offenders that…

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