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2007 SESSION
HB 2756 Probation and suspended sentence; violations thereof considered misdemeanor charge.
Introduced by: Robert Hurt | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Probation and suspended sentence violations; escape. Provides that a warrant or capias issued by a court for the arrest of a person for violating the terms of a suspended sentence or probation is considered an arrest warrant for a misdemeanor charge if the underlying charge is a misdemeanor and an arrest warrant for a felony if the underlying charge is a felony. The bill makes a similar provision for escape from custody, providing that a person in custody on a misdemeanor charge or after conviction of a misdemeanor who escapes is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. In the case of a felony, the person who escapes is guilty of a Class 6 felony.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Probation and suspended sentence violations; escape. Provides that a warrant or capias issued by a court for the arrest of a person for violating the terms of a suspended sentence or probation is considered a misdemeanor charge if the underlying charge is a misdemeanor and a felony if the underlying charge is a felony and makes the same provision for escape from custody.