Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed (The Walter Lomax Act)
What this bill does
Authorizing the State's Attorney to certify that a conviction was in error under certain circumstances; altering a provision of law to require, rather than authorize, the Board of Public Works to pay certain compensation to a certain individual who has been erroneously convicted, sentenced, and confined on a finding of eligibility by an administrative law judge within 90 days after receiving the order; requiring certain compensation made by the Board to be equal to a certain amount; etc.
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Testimony (21)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Mosby, Marilyn | Baltimore City State's Attorney | Position only |
| FAV | lipscomb, lauren | Baltimore city states attorney office | Oral |
| FAV | Blau, Samantha | Constituent | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Turnbull, Bruce | Constituent | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arrington, Jermaine | Exoneree | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chestnut, Alfred | Exoneree | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lomax, Walter | Exoneree | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Simmons, Eric | Exoneree | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Demetrius | Exoneree | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feldman, Michelle | Innocence Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stern, Carol | Jews United for Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Armbrust, Shawn | Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Position only |
| FAV | Epps, Sam | Political Director UNITE HERE Local 25 | Position only |
| FAV | Shellenberger, Scott | State's Attorney Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nethercott, Michelle | UB Innocence Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Dumais, Delegate Dumaislegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dews, Christopherlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kukucka, Jeff | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Gontrum, John | Board of Public Works | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Johnston, Stephen | Individual | Position only |