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Show FEDERAL JUDGES TO CARnYOOTTHELAWj Attorney General Will Not Permit Courts to Suspend Sentences Washington, Feb. 8. Attorney General Gregory has notified all United Uni-ted States district attorneys that In tho future tho department of justice does not Intend to sit Idly by and permit federal Judges to suspend Indefinitely In-definitely cither the Imposition or execution ot sentence on a convicted criminal. In a circular letter to his osslst-nnts osslst-nnts Mr. Gregory pointed out thai tho practlco ot Indeflulto suspension of centenco has long provalled In many dlstrlits, says: No court has such a power. It Is, ' in ertect, n pardon for commutation. I Nor may a court exorclso of mo casts I riom term to term tor sentence or by other similar dovlco. I This custom has been tho cnuso of much complaint and has tended Ttomovslmt to dtfScredty tho administration adminis-tration Of tho criminal law In tho federal courts. In future you will protest against and object to nny motions or requests for such suspension ot order nnd report tho making of tho order to this department, that It may tako tho necessary steps to eompel tho Issuance Is-suance of commitment upon any such Fcntewo. llccause this Involves nn attack upon up-on n practlco heretofore tolerated, proper courtesy to tho Judicial olllc-or olllc-or requires that ho bo advised In ad-vanco ad-vanco that tho department finds It necessary In futuro to oppose those ordors. You will kindly convoy this Information to each Judgo ot your dlstilct und ut tho same tlmo offer, should any Judgo doubt this llmltutlou ot his Judltlnl power to. furnlBli references to decisions renting re-nting thereto which reference tho department, at your request,' will furnish. |