Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Strangulation
Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 120 (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from intentionally strangling another in the commission of an assault; and providing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 25 years for a violation of the Act.
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Testimony (43)
MGA witness listFAV 41FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | WILLIAMS, CARRIE | ATTORNEY GENERAL | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Voltz, Jessica | Adventist/Shady Grove /Director, Forensic Medical | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Byrne, Julia | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wolf, Anna | Chair , Johns Hopkins School of Nursing | Position only |
| FAV | Hoppmeyer, Melissa | Chief Asst State's Atty | Position only |
| FAV | Holzinger, Pamela | Forensic Nurse Examiner | Position only |
| FAV | Tarquino, Megan | Frederick Health , Forensic Nursing | Position only |
| FAV | Winklbauer, Ann | Frederick Health - Forensic Nursing Services | Position only |
| FAV | Smith, J. Charles | Frederick State's Atty | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berkowitz, Rosalyn | Greater Baltimore Medical Center | Position only |
| FAV | Lennig, Dorothylobbyist | House of Ruth | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jordan, Lisaelobbyist | MCASA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mansfield, Andrealobbyist | MD Chiefs and Sheriffs | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kauffman, Dannalobbyist | MDACEP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Info, MLAW | MLAW | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Niemann, Doyle | MSBA Crim Law Section | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frey, Leslie | MoCo Intergovernmental Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Satinsky, Lt. Jordan | MoCo Police Dept. | Oral |
| FAV | Feinstein, Debbie | Montgomery Chief Asst State's Atty | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grady, Kim | Nursing Director for Domestic Violence/sexual assault center | Position only |
| FAV | Rodgers, Sharon | UMD Forensic Nurse Director | Position only |
| FAV | Patch, Michelle | asst profesor/ clinical nurse Johns Hopkins School of nursing | Position only |
| FAV | baranauskas, andy | goccp | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Y. Hargrove, Stella | survivor | Position only |
| FAV | ruth, laure | wlc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cabello, Nadja | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Campbell, Jacquelyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Conti, LuElllen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Faugno, Diana | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gwinn, Casey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoffmann, Carolyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holbrook, Debra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Howard, Ruth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jenkins, Charles | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lee, Senator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mulligan, Karalyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Okasili, Eshigo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palumbo, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phelps, Connie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sanga, Besen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Ann | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Flores, Ricardo | OPD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | OPD | Position only |
Organizations on record
ATTORNEY GENERALFAV 1
Baltimore CountyFAV 1
goccpFAV 1
House of RuthFAV 1
MCASAFAV 1
MDACEPFAV 1
MLAWFAV 1
MoCo Police Dept.FAV 1
OPDUNF 2
survivorFAV 1
wlcFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SheriffsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…
FAVKauffman, DannaMDACEPRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…