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 a certain 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 a certain order of eligibility; authorizing a certain individual who has previously received compensation to request an order for supplemental compensation in certain circumstances; 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 (21)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Lipscomb , Lauren | Baltimore City State's Attorney Office | Oral |
| FAV | Mosby, Marilyn | Baltimore City State's Attorney Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | ERB, NATHANIELlobbyist | Innocence Project | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lomax, Walter | Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelley, Delores | Md. General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelley, Delores | Md. General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Elliott, Richard DeShay | Prince George's County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bloodsworth, Kirk | Witness to Innocence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Epps, Samuel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Erb, Nate | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Erb, Nate | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feldman, Michelle | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feldman, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator | Individual | Oral |