SENATE BILL 279

Sponsored By:

Senator Stone (Task Force to Examine Maryland's Crime Victims' Rights Laws)

Entitled:

Victims' Rights - Leave to Appeal

Synopsis:

Authorizing a victim who files a notification request form, and a State's Attorney, to file an application for leave to appeal an order that denies or fails to consider specified victims' rights; expanding specified rights from which the appeal may be filed; prohibiting the stay of a sentencing or disposition hearing when an appeal is filed under the Act, except under specified terms; specifying the parties to a leave to appeal; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/4

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

2/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

2/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/27

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House Action

3/2

First Reading Judiciary

3/19

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/6

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Sponsored by:

Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7

Crime Victims' Rights Laws, T. F. to Examine MD's

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES

DEATH PENALTY

HEARINGS

JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES

JUVENILE CAUSES

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 776 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 248053/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 25, 1998   at: 10:32 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

February 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)