File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 901
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Ivey, Oaks, and Rosenberg
- Entitled:
-
Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Approval and In Banc Review
Repealing provisions that provide that an individual who is serving a
term of life imprisonment may be paroled only with the Governor's
approval; and authorizing, with an exception, an individual serving a
term of life imprisonment to have a judgment or determination of any
point or question relating to the individual's conviction or sentence
reviewed by a three-judge panel sitting in banc by filing a notice for
in banc review any time after the individual has served at least 20
continuous years of imprisonment without being released on parole.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/12
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
- Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
- Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
- Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
- Governor
- Judicial Review -see also- Appeals
- Notices
- Parole and Probation
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Correctional Services
- (
4-305 ,
7-301
)
- Criminal Procedure
- (
8-109 ,
8-109
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered