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1998 SESSION

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HB 573 Victim participation in plea agreements.

Introduced by: A. Donald McEachin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Victim participation in plea agreements. Requires that victims known to the attorney for the Commonwealth shall be given notice when a plea agreement is contemplated and shall be given the opportunity to confer with him on the subject. The bill further provides that a victim may prepare a written statement of his position on the agreement, to be provided to the sentencing court, and that the attorney for the Commonwealth shall (i) certify to the court that he gave known victims notice of a pending plea agreement and conferred with or made a reasonable effort to confer with any known victims of the crime which is the subject of the plea and (ii) provide the court with the victims' written statements, if any.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 983077351  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/21/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 983077351
• 01/21/98  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/26/98  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/16/98  House: Continued to 1999 in Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)