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HB 188 Sentence reduction; substantial assistance to prosecution.

Introduced by: Christopher E. Collins | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Sentence reduction; substantial assistance to prosecution. Allows a convicted person's sentence to be reduced if such person provides substantial assistance, defined in the bill, in the furtherance of the investigation or prosecution of another person engaged in an act of violence or for offenses involving the manufacture or distribution of controlled substances or marijuana. Sentence reduction can occur only upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth. This bill incorporates HB 203 and is identical to SB 35.


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