File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 160/02 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates O'Donnell, Amedori, Dwyer, Hutchins, McMillan, and
Shank
- Entitled:
-
Sentencing - Revisory Power of Courts - Limitations
Authorizing a defendant who seeks a court to change a criminal
sentence to file a specified motion within 90 days; limiting the
courts' revisory power over sentencing to 15 months; requiring a
decision that changes the original sentence to be in writing and state
the reasons for the decision; allowing a motion to be filed at any
time in a case involving an illegal sentence, fraud, a mistake, or an
irregularity; and requiring the court to notify all the defendant's
victims prior to changing the sentence.
House Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/12
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
- Delegate Don Dwyer, District 31
- Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- 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