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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 812

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:
Sentencing - Revisory Power of Courts - Limitations

Synopsis:

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.

History by Legislative Date

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 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
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