2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 992

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Sponsored By:
Delegates O'Donnell, Amedori, Baldwin, Bartlett, Boschert, Boutin, Bozman, Brinkley, Cadden, Cryor, DeCarlo, Dewberry, Donoghue, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Flanagan, Getty, Giannetti, Glassman, Greenip, Hutchins, Kach, J. Kelly, K. Kelly, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Klima, La Vay, Leopold, Linton, McClenahan, McKee, Malone, Minnick, Murphy, Owings, Parrott, Ports, Redmer, Rzepkowski, Schisler, Shank, Snodgrass, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, Wood, Bohanan, Conway, Mitchell, Burns, Riley, Valderrama, Barkley, Griffith, Franchot, Mohorovic, Conroy, D'Amato, Love, Rosso, Sophocleus, Clagett, Rudolph, Moe, Guns, Hammen, James, Patterson, and Taylor
Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - Review of Sentence - Exception for Handgun and Assault Pistol Crimes

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a three-judge panel when reviewing a sentence from decreasing a mandatory minimum sentence imposed for crimes involving the use of handguns or assault pistols in a felony or crime of violence.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Judiciary
2/16
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 3
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38
Delegate David R. Brinkley, District 4A
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate C. Richard D'Amato, District 30
Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6
Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Robert L. Flanagan, District 14B
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Joseph M. Getty, District 5
Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A
Delegate Janet Greenip, District 33
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34
Delegate Wade Kach, District 9A
Delegate James M. Kelly, District 9B
Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Martha S. Klima, District 9A
Delegate Richard La Vay, District 15
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Samuel C. Linton, District 28
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A
Delegate Charles A. McClenahan, District 38
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7
Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Donald E. Murphy, District 12A
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Mary M. Rosso, District 31
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 35B
Delegate James E. Rzepkowski, District 32
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate Casper R. Taylor, Jr., District 1C
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
GUNS
JUDGES
SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
VIOLENCE -see also- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT
WEAPONS -see also- GUNS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
( 36B , 36H-6 , 645JC )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered