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SB 825 New sentencing hearing; abolition of parole.
Introduced by: Jennifer T. Wexton | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
New sentencing hearing; abolition of parole. Provides that a person 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 nonviolent felony committed prior to the time that the abolition of parole went into effect (January 1, 1995) is entitled to a new sentencing proceeding if such person is still incarcerated. The bill provides that such person shall file a petition for a new sentencing proceeding with the circuit court in which the order of conviction was originally entered. The circuit court shall empanel a new jury for the purpose of conducting the new sentencing proceeding and notify the appropriate attorney for the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that if the attorney for the Commonwealth and the person filing the petition agree, such person may waive his right to a new sentencing proceeding and allow the court to fix punishment.
FULL TEXT
- 11/09/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100601D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17100601D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/09/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100601D
- 11/09/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/17 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/24/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/17 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/25/17 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/25/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/25/17 Senate: Amendments by Senator Wexton agreed to
- 01/25/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB825E
- 01/25/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17100601D-E
- 01/26/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 01/31/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/31/17 House: Read first time
- 01/31/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/15/17 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
- 02/21/17 House: Left in Courts of Justice