Crimes – Mitigation – Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation
Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing that the discovery or perception of, or belief about, another person's race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, whether or not accurate, does not constitute legally adequate provocation to mitigate a killing from the crime of murder to manslaughter or an assault from the crime of assault in the first degree to assault in the second degree or another lesser crime.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | ALEXANDER, JAMIE GRACElobbyist | BALTIMORE TRANSGENDER ALLIANCE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | HOFFMAN, C.P. | FREE STATE JUSTICE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | BUCHERT, SASHA | LAMBDA LEGAL | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | KEMNITZ, D'ARCY | LGBT BAR ASSOCIATION | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | JONES, SAMANTHA | LGBTQ DEMOCRATS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SPIELBERGER, JOSEPH | MD ACLU | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Campbell, Kimberly | MD Psychological Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ECKSTEIN, MARK | PFLAG METRO DC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MOISE, MERRICK | STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CITY OF BALTIMORE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | philip, diana | naral pro choice md | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich Carrlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | HAMPTON, SAMSON | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mink, kristin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mink, kristin | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Public Defender, Maryland Office of | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
Organizations on record
FREE STATE JUSTICEFAV 1
LAMBDA LEGALFAV 1
LGBT BAR ASSOCIATIONFAV 1
MD ACLUFAV 1
naral pro choice mdFAV 1
OPDINFO 1
PFLAG METRO DCFAV 1