HB 385

Criminal Law - Felony Murder - Limitation and Review of Convictions for Children

Sponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (District 19)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering provisions of law relating to murder in the first degree; providing that a person who was a child at the time of the offense may not be found to have committed murder in the first degree under certain provisions of law; authorizing a person convicted, on or before September 30, 2021, of first degree murder who was a child at the time of the offense to file a motion for review of conviction; requiring a court to hold a certain hearing on the filing of a motion for review of conviction under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	HAZELTON, MARTINA	FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dold, Jameslobbyist	Human Rights for Kids	Oral
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Oral
FAV	Suter, Erica	MCDAA	Oral
FAV	Giannetti , Johnlobbyist	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomasello, Beth	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Pope, Jeremiah	Office of Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kamins, Rachel	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stabenau, Jackie	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bickelman, Kirsten	The Re-Entry Clinic at the American University Washington College of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bair, Gary	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Megan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Crutchfield, Delegate Crutchfieldlegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meadows, Lila	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nalley, Justin	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Coyne, Edward	Carroll County State's Attorney's Office/ MSAA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Vazquez, Yolanda	Howard County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Carroll County State's Attorney's Office/ MSAAUNF 1

FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKFAV 1

Howard County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Human Rights for KidsFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 2

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationUNF 1

MCDAAFAV 1

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Office of Delegate Charlotte CrutchfieldFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 1

The Re-Entry Clinic at the American University Washington College of LawFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDold, JamesHuman Rights for KidsRegistered for: Human Rights for Kids

FAVWallington, KeithJustice Policy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

FAVGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association