Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act)
What this bill does
Altering a provision of law to require, rather than authorize, the Board of Public Works to pay certain compensation in a certain manner to an individual who has been erroneously convicted, sentenced, and subsequently confined for a felony on receipt of a certain order; authorizing an administrative law judge to issue an order that a certain individual is eligible for certain compensation and benefits from the State; authorizing an individual who has previously received compensation to request supplemental compensation; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (16)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ERB, NATHANIELlobbyist | Innocence Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Krystal | MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER | Oral |
| FAV | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lomax, Walter | Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Bloodsworth, Kirk | Witness to Innocence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Dumais, Delegate Dumaislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dumais, Kathleen | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Erb, Nate | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feldman, Michelle | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feldman, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kukucka, Jeff | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Freeman, Andrew | Brown, Goldstein & Levy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Braveboy, Aisha | Prince George's County State's Attorney | Written (PDF) |