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 listFAV 6FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Davis, Duane | Baltimore BLOC | Oral |
| FAV | Metzgar, Delegate Ric | House of Delegates | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenberg, Joshua | Office of County Executive Johnny Olszewski | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | weems, sharon | RWBC | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Metzgar, Delegate Metzgarlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Seaton, Gale | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | quarles, Antoin | H.O.P.E | Oral |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Niemann, Doyle | MD State Bar Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pelz, Suzanne | Maryland Judicial Conference | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
| UNF | Kahl, Catherine | Office of Government Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | freeman, william | Out for Justice | Oral |
| INFO | Kahl, Catherine | DPSCS | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Baltimore BLOCFAV 1
DPSCSINFO 1
H.O.P.EUNF 1
House of DelegatesFAV 1
MD JudiciaryUNF 1
OPDUNF 1
Out for JusticeUNF 1
RWBCFAV 1
