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2024 SESSION
HB 847 Appointment of counsel for accused; felonies punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement.
Introduced by: Will Davis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Appointment of counsel for accused; felonies punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement for life. Provides that in any case in which an indigent defendant is charged with any felony punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement for life, the court shall appoint two competent, qualified, and experienced attorneys, one of whom shall be the public defender in a jurisdiction in which a public defender office is established, for the defendant. Under current law, the court is required to appoint two such attorneys in cases in which an indigent defendant is charged with a Class 1 felony. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
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HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101769D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/22/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/24 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 01/26/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/29/24 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 by voice vote
- 01/31/24 House: Continued to 2025 in Appropriations by voice vote