HOUSE BILL 895

Sponsored By:

Delegates Faulkner, DeCarlo, Beck, Mossburg, Cryor, Snodgrass, Kittleman, Morgan, Minnick, B. Hughes, Hecht, and Benson

Entitled:

Plea Bargain Agreements - Justification to Court and Notice to Crime Victims

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a State's Attorney from entering into a plea bargain agreement if the defendant is charged with certain crimes; establishing an exception to the prohibition if the State's Attorney submits a written justification for the plea bargain agreement at a certain time; establishing that if a State's Attorney enters into a plea bargain agreement in connection with certain crimes, the State's Attorney shall make specified notifications in writing to certain crime victims; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

2/2

First Reading Judiciary

2/7

Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.

3/4

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Patricia Anne Faulkner, District 14A

Delegate Raymond Beck, District 39

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Jean Cryor, District 15

Delegate Diane DeCarlo, District 6

Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Brenda B. Hughes, District 25

Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B

Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 7

Delegate John S. Morgan, District 13B

Delegate Mathew Mossburg, District 39

Delegate Louise V. Snodgrass, District 3

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURTS - GENERAL

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES, SENTENCES

NOTICES

PLEAS

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

VICTIMS -see also- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMP, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 592A , 760 , 761A , 762 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available