File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 842/03 - JUD
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 333
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Sophocleus, Amedori, Barkley, Bartlett, Bohanan,
Boschert, Bromwell, Cadden, G. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, Donoghue,
Dwyer, Gilleland, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McDonough, McMillan, Miller,
Minnick, Moe, Murray, O'Donnell, Owings, Paige, Shank, Smigiel, Sossi,
and Weir
- Entitled:
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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 courts'
revisory power over sentencing to 1 year; requiring a decision that
changes the original sentence to be in writing and state the reasons
for the decision; allowing such 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
- 2/9
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/25
- Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Carmen Amedori, District 5A
- Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
- Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
- Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
- Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
- Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
- Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
- Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Donald H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
- Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Herb McMillan, District 30
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
- Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
- Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
- Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
- Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
- Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6
- 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
