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SB 142 Juvenile offenders, certain; sentence modification procedure.

Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Juvenile offenders; sentence modification. Provides a mechanism for persons who are sentenced to life or a term of confinement that would be completed after the person's 60th birthday for a nonhomicide offense committed on or after January 1, 1995, while a juvenile to petition for a modification of sentence at age 35 or after serving 20 years of the sentence, whichever occurs later.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Juvenile offenders; sentence modification. Provides a mechanism for persons who are sentenced to more than 25 years for a nonhomicide offense committed while a juvenile to petition for a modification of sentence at age 35 or after serving 20 years of the sentence, whichever occurs later.