File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 895/96 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Faulkner, Beck, O'Donnell, Leopold, B. Hughes, Ciliberti,
Cryor, Jacobs, Stocksdale, DeCarlo, Minnick, M. Burns, Morgan, Conroy,
and Snodgrass
- Entitled:
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Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification to Court and Notice to Crime
Victims
Prohibiting a State's Attorney from entering into a plea bargain
agreement if the defendant is charged with certain crimes;
establishing an exception to the prohibition if the State's Attorney
submits a written justification for the plea bargain agreement at a
certain time; establishing that if a State's Attorney enters into a
plea bargain agreement in connection with certain crimes, the State's
Attorney shall make specified notifications in writing to certain
crime victims; etc.
House Action
- 1/30
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/27
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A
- Delegate Raymond Beck, District 39
- Delegate Michael W. Burns, District 32
- Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti, District 39
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
- Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
- Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
- Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25
- Delegate Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
- Delegate John S. Morgan, District 13B
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
- Delegate Nancy Reter Stocksdale, District 5
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- NOTICES
- PLEAS
- PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
592A ,
847 ,
848A ,
849
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)