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2011 SESSION
HB 2513 Deferred dispositions; no court shall have authority to defer and dismiss a criminal case.
Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | 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 for more than 60 days following the conclusion of the evidence or to dismiss the case upon completion of terms and conditions except as provided by statute. This is in response to the January 13, 2011, Supreme Court of Virginia decision in Hernandez v. Commonwealth, ___Va.___ (2011); record no. 092524.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/11 House: Presented and ordered printed 11104123D pdf | impact statements
- 02/04/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11105162D-H1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/21/11 House: Presented and ordered printed 11104123D
- 01/21/11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/11 House: Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
- 02/02/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/11 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/11 House: Committee substitute printed 11105162D-H1
- 02/06/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Read second time
- 02/07/11 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105162D-H1
- 02/07/11 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2513H1
- 02/08/11 House: Read third time and passed House (76-Y 22-N 1-A)
- 02/08/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (76-Y 22-N 1-A)
- 02/09/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/11 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/11 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/16/11 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice with letter (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/11 Senate: Letter sent to Crime Commission