Show PLAGES GURB ON FEDERAL JUDGES department op OF JUSTICE I 1 INTENDS N TO STOP PRACTICE OF suspending SENTENCES Atto attorney rhey general asserts custom has been cause of much complaint and that it will no not abe be tol aerated crated in fu future ture washington washing ton attorney general gregory has notified all united states district attorneys that in the future the department of justice does not intend to sit alt idly by and permit federal judges to suspend indefinitely either the imposition or execution ot of sentence s en on a convicted criminal in a circular letter to ills his assistants air r gregory pointing out that the practice of indefinite suspension ot of sentence sen has long prevailed ailed in many districts says gays no court has haa such euch a power it Is in effect a pardon or commutation nor may a court exercise it indirectly by a continuance of th the e case from term to term for sentence or by othor other similar device this custom has been tile the cause of much complaint and lias tended somewhat to discredit the administration of the criminal law in the federal courts in future you will protest against and object to any motions or requests for such suspension order ant ana report the making king of the order to this department part ment that it may take tho the necessary steps stepa to compel the issuance of commitment upon any such sentence because this involves an attach u upon pon a practice heretofore tolerated proper courtesy to tho the judicial officer requires that lie he be advised in ad vance that the department finds it necessary la in future to oppose these orders you will kindly convey this thie information to each judge of your district and at the same time offer should any judge doubt this limitation of ills his judicial power to furnish reference to decisions relating thereto which reference the department at your request will furnish |