File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 334/02 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Haines
- Entitled:
-
Criminal Sentencing - Revisory Power of the Courts - Limitation
Authorizing a defendant who seeks a court to revise, modify, or reduce
a sentence to file a motion within 90 days of the imposition of
sentence; limiting to one year the revisory power of courts over
sentencing; authorizing a defendant to file a motion to revise,
modify, or reduce a sentence at any time in a case involving an
illegal sentence, fraud, mistake, or irregularity; requiring a court
that revises, modifies, or reduces a sentence to act on the record in
open court after providing an opportunity to testify; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- 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
- STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- 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
