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2001 SESSION
HB 1874 Authority to defer and dismiss in criminal & delinquency cases.
Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Authority to defer and dismiss. Provides that before a judgment of guilt in a criminal case or delinquency proceeding, a judge may defer further proceedings and impose probation and such terms and conditions upon the defendant as the court deems proper in the case. The bill provides further that upon violation of a term or condition, the court may proceed with the case and that upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions, the court may discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings without an adjudication of guilt or impose a sentence in accordance with the law.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/05/01 015275848
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/01 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/03/01 House: Tabled in Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/01 House: Pursuant to House Rule 22
- 02/04/01 House: Continued to 2002 in Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/01 House: Invalid Action, leg. cannot be continued to even year
- 02/21/01 House: Left in Courts of Justice