(1) Any person sentenced for second degree murder, first degree assault, first degree kidnapping, unless the first degree kidnapping is a class 1 felony, first or second degree sexual assault, first degree arson, first degree burglary, or aggravated robbery, committed on or after July 1, 1987, who has previously been convicted of a crime of violence, shall be eligible for parole after he has served seventy-five percent of the sentence imposed less any time authorized for earned time pursuant to section 17-22.5-302. Thereafter, the provisions of section 17-22.5-303 (6) and (7) shall apply.
Any person sentenced for any crime enumerated in subsection (1) of this section,who has twice previously been convicted for a crime of violence, shall be eligible for parole after he has served the sentence imposed less any time authorized for earned time pursuant to section 17-22.5-302. Thereafter, the provisions of section 17-22.5-303 (6) and (7) shall apply.
The governor may grant parole to an offender to whom this section applies beforesuch offender's parole eligibility date if, in the governor's opinion, extraordinary mitigating circumstances exist and such offender's release from institutional custody is compatible with the safety and welfare of society.
Source: L. 87: Entire section added, p. 655, § 12, effective July 1. L. 88: (1) amended, p.
1435, § 28, effective June 11.