Juveniles Convicted as Adults – Sentencing – Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act)
Sponsor: Delegate Lewis, J.Committee: JudiciarySubject: Juvenile LawStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a court, when sentencing a minor convicted as an adult, to impose a sentence less than the minimum term required by law; prohibiting a court from imposing a sentence of life without the possibility of parole or release for a minor; authorizing a certain individual to file a motion to reduce the duration of the individual's sentence; requiring the court to conduct a hearing on a motion to reduce the duration of a sentence; etc.
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Testimony (36)
MGA witness listFAV 31FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bresnahan, Genevieve | American University Washington College of Law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mosby, marilyn | BCSAO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mosby, Marilyn | Baltimore city states attorney office | Position only |
| FAV | Carpenter, Crystallobbyist | CFSY | Oral |
| FAV | Shipp, Preston | Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth | Position only |
| FAV | Love, Dayvon | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Position only |
| FAV | Love, Dayvon | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Oral |
| FAV | Caroom, Phil | MAJR | Position only |
| FAV | Ripke, Booth M. | MCDAA | Oral |
| FAV | O'DAY, GARRETTlobbyist | MD CATHOLIC CONFERENCE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Drew, Alan | MD Criminal Defense Attorney's Assoc. | Position only |
| FAV | drew, alan | Mcdaa | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jennison, Chris | MoCo Dept of health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | OPD | Oral |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Office of the Public Defender | Position only |
| FAV | Niemann, Doyle | Prince Georges County State's Attorney | Position only |
| FAV | Kasoff, Brooke | Public Health Law Clinic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | demarco, alison | umb law youth education and justice clinic | Oral |
| FAV | tildon, drew | umb law youth education and justice clinic | Oral |
| FAV | scott, michael | university of maryland school of law youth, education, and justice clinic | Oral |
| FAV | Brooks, Curtis | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Lewis, J., Delegate Lewis, J.legislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Devaughn, Ashley | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Goodman, Shawn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Goodman, Shawn | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hazelton, Martina | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | LaRuffa, Paul | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meadows, Lila | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Nelson, Kymberly | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shipp, Preston | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Walker, Tyrone | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Katcef, william | Maryland State's Attys | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | kroll, steve | md state's attys | Oral |
| UNF | gibson, richard | msaa | Oral |
| UNF | patachnick, gavin | msaa | Oral |
| FWA | Walker, Tyrone | Justice Policy Institute | Position only |
Organizations on record
BCSAOFAV 1
CFSYFAV 1
MAJRFAV 1
McdaaFAV 1
MCDAAFAV 1
md state's attysUNF 1
MoCo Dept of healthFAV 1
msaaUNF 2
OPDFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVShapiro, MelanieOffice of the Public DefenderRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence