Discretionary sentencing guidelines; prior convictions and juvenile adjudications.
Summary
Discretionary sentencing guidelines; prior convictions and juvenile adjudications. Provides that, for the purposes of discretionary sentencing, previous convictions shall not include (i) any adult conviction more than 10 years prior to the date of the commission of the present offense, unless the prior adult conviction was for a violent felony offense punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years or more, the defendant was sentenced to an active prison term of more than 12 months for the offense, and the defendant has committed another violent felony within a 15-year period between the date of the defendant's sentencing for the prior offense and commission of the present offense and (ii) any juvenile adjudications of delinquency or any juvenile convictions, unless the juvenile was tried as an adult and the conviction was for a violent felony offense punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years or more, the defendant was sentenced to an active prison term of more than 12 months, and the date of offense was within the 10 years preceding sentencing for the present offense. The bill also provides that juvenile adjudications of delinquency and certain adult prior convictions shall not serve as the basis for any sentencing enhancement in an adult criminal case.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Committee
1
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102014D
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Bourne
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Clint Jenkins
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Don Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joe Morrissey
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
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