Esta ley dice cómo se debe informar a la prisión cuando una persona ha sido condenada a muerte. Se envían dos copias de un aviso al director de la prisión para que ejecute la sentencia.
Es como cuando un profesor entrega un aviso a la oficina del director sobre un estudiante que debe ser expulsado; el aviso asegura que todos estén al tanto de la decisión.
Imagina que en el caso de Juan Pérez, su sentencia de muerte fue confirmada por la Corte Suprema. El director de la prisión recibe un aviso que dice que debe ejecutar la sentencia en la cuarta semana después de recibir la notificación.
SECTION 17-25-380. Number of copies and form of notice under Section 17-25-370. Two copies of the notice shall be served or sent by registered mail to the Director of the Department of Corrections or his duly appointed officer in charge of the applicable correctional facility. The notice, when the sentence has been affirmed, shall read substantially as follows: "This is to notify you that the sentence of death imposed in the case of State vs. __________ from which an appeal has been taken has been affirmed and finally disposed of by the Supreme Court and the remittitur has been sent down to the clerk of the Court of General Sessions of __________ County. It is, therefore, required of you by Section 17-25-370 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina to execute the judgment and sentence of death imposed on said defendant or defendants (if more than one) on the fourth Friday after the service upon you or receipt of this notice". When the appeal has been dismissed or abandoned the notice shall be substantially the same as when the sentence has been affirmed except that the first sentence shall read as follows: "This is to notify you that the appeal from the sentence of death imposed in the case of State vs. __________ has been dismissed (or abandoned) and the notice has been sent down to the clerk of the Court of General Sessions of __________ County". HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 17-579; 1952 Code SECTION 17-579; 1942 Code SECTION 1046; 1932 Code SECTION 1046; 1923 (33) 113; 1929 (36) 66; 1936 (39) 1306; 1960 (51) 1917; 1996 Act No. 448, SECTION 3. Editor's Note 1996 Act No. 448, SECTION 1, eff June 18, 1996, provides as follows: "This act [consisting of SECTIONS 16-3-21, 17-25-380, 17-27-130, 17-27-150, and 17-27-160] is known and may be cited as the 'South Carolina Effective
Si la apelación es desestimada, se envía un aviso similar al de una sentencia confirmada, indicando que la apelación ha sido rechazada.
El aviso debe ser enviado al Director del Departamento de Correcciones o a un funcionario designado que esté a cargo de la prisión correspondiente.
La prisión debe ejecutar la sentencia de muerte en la cuarta semana después de recibir el aviso correspondiente.
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