Parole article reorganized; commission flags 'fixed sentence' interpretation that can block parole eligibility
Commission approved broad, mostly non‑substantive reorganizations of parole provisions and moved definitions (including 'violent crime'); members flagged a recurring interpretation issue in which 'fixed sentence' calculations can prevent parole eligibility when substantial time is suspended and requested a prior Attorney General opinion.
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Presenters walked the commission through Article 5 (parole), describing reorganizational edits that moved a definition of 'violent crime' into the general definitions section, removed unused definitions, standardized capitalization (e.g., "Board" to mean the Guam Parole Board), and adjusted cross‑references. One explicit substantive correction was proposed: change a reference to 'first‑degree aggravated assault' to 'second‑degree' or the 'highest degree' because 'first degree' is not present in the code as written.
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