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2012 SESSION

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HB 750 Inherent authority; deferred disposition in criminal case.

Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Inherent authority to defer and dismiss a criminal case.  Provides that no court shall have the authority, upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or after a plea of not guilty, when the facts found by the court would justify a finding of guilt, to defer proceedings or to defer entry of a final order of guilt or to dismiss the case upon completion of terms and conditions except as provided by statute unless all parties agree otherwise or deferred judgment is provided for by statute. This bill responds to the January 13, 2011, Supreme Court of Virginia decision in Hernandez v. Commonwealth, 281 Va. 222, 707 S.E.2d 273 (2011). This bill incorporates HB 51.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100320D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12104420D-H1  pdf | impact statements

HISTORY

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100320D
• 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/12  House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
• 01/23/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N)
• 02/03/12  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 3-N)
• 02/03/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12104420D-H1
• 02/06/12  House: Incorporates HB51
• 02/07/12  House: Read first time
• 02/08/12  House: Read second time
• 02/08/12  House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104420D-H1
• 02/08/12  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB750H1
• 02/09/12  House: Read third time and passed House (72-Y 26-N)
• 02/09/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (72-Y 26-N)
• 02/10/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/02/12  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (11-Y 3-N)