File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 62
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Van Hollen and Roesser
- Entitled:
-
Sentencing - Revisory Power of Courts - Limitations
Authorizing a defendant who seeks a court to revise, modify, or reduce
a sentence to file a motion within 90 days after the sentence is
imposed; limiting to 1 year the revisory power of courts over
sentencing; requiring a decision that changes the original sentence to
be in writing; allowing a motion to revise, modify, or reduce the
sentence to be filed at any time in a case involving an illegal
sentence, fraud, a mistake, or an irregularity; requiring notification
of all victims of the crime prior to changing a sentence; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/1
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- JUDGES
- NOTICES
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
6-229
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
