The director shall at all times receive into the department, on order of the governor, any person convicted of any crime punishable with death. If the governor commutes the sentence to imprisonment either for life or for a term of years in a correctional center, as provided by law, the offender shall be confined according to the terms of the commutation.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.220
Death sentence commutation, admittance to correctional center
Known as the Uniform Mandatory Disposition of Detainers Law
The act spans §§ 217–217 (166 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Herrera v. Collins (1993)
Most recently applied in Ohio Adult Parole Authority v. Woodard (March 1998)
Effective: 28 Aug 1995, 2 histories; (L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 55, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.