Legislation
- Title
- Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Pasteur, Addison, Boafo, Charkoudian, Crutchfield, Davis, Fennell, Harris, Lehman, McCaskill, Mireku-North, Palakovich Carr, Phillips, Queen, Ruff, Ruth, Simmons, Simpson, Smith, Taveras, Taylor, Wells, White Holland, and Young
- Status
- In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- Analysis
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Fiscal and Policy Note
Racial Equity Impact Note
Synopsis
Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence if the individual has served at least 20 years of the individuals term of confinement and at least 3 years have passed since the court decided any petition previously filed by the individual for a reduced sentence; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
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