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2019 SESSION

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SB 1437 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes, investigations and reports.

Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes; investigations and reports by probation officers. Provides that a person is entitled to parole who was sentenced by a jury prior to the date of the Supreme Court of Virginia decision in Fishback v. Commonwealth, 260 Va. 104 (June 9, 2000), in which the Court held that a jury should be instructed on the fact that parole has been abolished, for a noncapital felony committed after the time that the abolition of parole went into effect (January 1, 1995). The bill also allows a presentence report to be made available for review without a court order to incarcerated persons who are eligible for release by the Virginia Parole Board, or to such person's counsel.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103814D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/08/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103814D
• 01/08/19  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/19  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (7-Y 8-N)