Alaska Statutes

Alaska Stat. § 33.20.030 (2026)

Discharge

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Sec. 33.20.030. Discharge.
A prisoner shall be released at the expiration of the term of sentence less the time deducted for good conduct. A certificate of deduction shall be entered on the commitment by the warden, keeper, or the commissioner.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: Morton v. Hammond, 604 P.2d 1 (Alaska 1979).
Morton v. Hammond, 604 P.2d 1 (Alaska 1979). · cites it 5× “[2] He was released on March 1, 1979, under the provisions of AS 33.20.030 and .040 which require the release of a prisoner when he has served the term for which he was sentenced less good time.”
Jackson v. State, 31 P.3d 105 (Alaska Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “See AS 33.20.030, which provides in relevant part: Discharge.”
Smith v. State, Dep't of Corr., 872 P.2d 1218 (Alaska 1994). · cites it 3× “12 *1227 AS 33.20.030. In the case of mandatory parole, there is nothing for the board to consider with regard to whether a mandatory parolee should be released.”
Callan v. State, 904 P.2d 856 (Alaska Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “§§ 4161-66 ; AS 33.20.030 & AS 33.20.040. Federal decisions interpreting the federal statutes support the state's method of calculating good time, which is based on calculating good time for the composite sentence for all of the prisoner's convictions.”
Forster v. State, 236 P.3d 1157 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “AS 33.20.030; see Smith v. State, Dep’t of Corrections, 872 P.”
Hurd v. State, 107 P.3d 314 (Alaska Ct. App. 2005). “See AS 33.20.030. 40 . See AS 33.20.040(a). 41 .”
State v. Staael, 807 P.2d 513 (Alaska Ct. App. 1991). “125(c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), (d)(1), (d)(2), (e)(1), or (e)(2) who is released under AS 33.20.030 shall be placed on parole for the period specified in the certificate of deduction, subject to written rules and conditions imposed by the board or his parole officer.”
State v. Frazier, 719 P.2d 261 (Alaska 1986). · cites it 3× “who is released under AS 33.20.030 shall be placed on parole for the period specified in the certificate of deduction.”
Gyles v. State, 901 P.2d 1143 (Alaska Ct. App. 1995). “040(a), which governs the custody of released prisoners and the parole board’s jurisdiction over them: Except as provided in (c) of this section, a prisoner released under AS 33.20.030 shall be released on mandatory parole to the custody and jurisdiction of the parole board…”
Rocky N. Seaman v. State of Alaska, 499 P.3d 1028 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021). “8 AS 33.20.030. 9 AS 33.20.040(a). 10 Id.; see also AS 33.”
State v. Howard, 357 P.3d 1207 (Alaska Ct. App. 2015). “The judge should inform the parties of the factual and legal details of the judge's proposed analysis, and the judge should then allow the parties to brief or argue the issue before making a final ruling.”
Knox v. State, 130 P.3d 971 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “010(c); AS 33.20.030; AS 33.20.040(a). See also Hill v.”
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