Indiana legal term
Earliest possible release date in Indiana Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Indiana legislative session
In Indiana criminal law, “Earliest possible release date” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Indiana criminal code.
What does “Earliest possible release date” mean in Indiana criminal law?
"Earliest possible release date" means the date, computed as of the date of sentencing, on which a person would be entitled to discharge or release on parole considering: (1) the term of the sentence; (2) the term of any other concurrent or consecutive sentence that the person must serve; (3) credit time that the person has earned before sentencing; and (4) the maximum amount of credit time that the person would earn if the person remained in a Class I, Class A, or Class B credit time assignment during the person's period of commitment. (Ind. Code § 35-38-3-1)
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