File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 486
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Braveboy, Carter, Dumais, Pena-Melnyk,
Ramirez, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled:
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Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered
Evidence
Authorizing a convicted person to file a petition for writ of actual
innocence in a specified court if the person claims that there is
newly discovered evidence that meets specified requirements;
establishing requirements for a petition; requiring the court to hold
a hearing on the petition under specified circumstances, with a
specified exception; authorizing the court to take specified actions
in ruling on the petition; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/30
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 3/24
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (135-0)
- 4/3
- House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
- House Requests Senate Recede
- Conference Committee Appointed ...
- Delegates Simmons, Conaway, and Jennings
Senate Action
- 3/28
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 4/1
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/2
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Circuit Courts
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Evidence
- Hearings
- Local Government Mandates
- Petitions
- Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
- Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Trials
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Criminal Procedure
- (
8-301
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 582810/01 Offered on: March 27, 2009 at:
12:29 p.m. Status: Adopted
Senate
- Number: 128672/01 Offered on: April 3, 2009 at:
9:52 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 25, 2009: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
- April 2, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)