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Criminal Procedure – Plea Agreement Terms and the Violence Prevention Initiative Criteria

Sponsor: Ric Metzgar (District 6)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that, if a court accepts a certain plea agreement with a certain sentence for a defendant charged with committing a crime of violence, the defendant shall serve the sentence imposed without reduction by diminution credits or parole, or otherwise; providing that a court or review panel may not modify a sentence imposed under a plea agreement in accordance with the Act; and providing that the Act only applies to the sentencing of a defendant for a certain crime of violence.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDavis, DuaneBaltimore BLOCOral
FAVMetzgar, Delegate RicHouse of DelegatesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGreenberg, JoshuaOffice of County Executive Johnny OlszewskiWritten (PDF)
FAVweems, sharonRWBCPosition only
FAVDelegate Metzgar, Delegate MetzgarlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVSeaton, GaleIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFquarles, AntoinH.O.P.EOral
UNFJones, TylerMD JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFNiemann, DoyleMD State Bar AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFPelz, SuzanneMaryland Judicial ConferenceWritten (PDF)
UNFFlores, RicardoOPDPosition only
UNFKahl, CatherineOffice of Government AffairsWritten (PDF)
UNFfreeman, williamOut for JusticeOral
INFOKahl, CatherineDPSCSWritten (PDF)

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