Criminal Law - Felony Murder - Limitation and Review of Convictions for Children
Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 3/16 at 12:30 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 persons 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 (66)
MGA witness listFAV 55FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wallington, Keithlobbyist | Justice Policy Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McDonald, Ericka | LWVBCO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Suter, Erica | MCDAA | Oral |
| FAV | Moyd, Esquire, Olinda | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Suter, Erika | Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association | Oral |
| FAV | Tomasello, Beth | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Dalrymple, Ann | Not Employed | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kamins, Rachel | OPD | Oral |
| FAV | Kamins, Rachel | Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kleinman, Jan | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kleinman, Jan | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Murray, Kerriann | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Esposito, Lindsay | SURJ - Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Esposito, Lindsay | SURJ - Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hauck, Barbara | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hauck, Barbara | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smeton, Jonathan | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smeton, Jonathan | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stabenau, Jackie | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Powell, Holly | Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Simmons, Christina | Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Simmons, Christina | Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bickelman, Kirsten | The Re-Entry Clinic at the American University Washington College of Law | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meadows, Lila | UM School of Law | Oral |
| FAV | Bair, Gary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beach, Jacqueline | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Beach, Jacqueline | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Jill | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Jill | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caucus, MD Latino | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chan, Sam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dwyer, Maura | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fertig, Benjamin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meadows, Lila | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Novak, Natalie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pereschuk, Alicia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pereschuk, Alicia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rehr, Nathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rehr, Nathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenthal, Anne | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schmitz, Martha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seel, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seel, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shillenn, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shillenn, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shock, Jack | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Todd, Tamara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkins, Katherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gibson, Rich | Howard County State's Attorney's Office | Oral |
| UNF | Patashnick, Gavin | MSAA | Oral |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
LWVBCOFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 2
MCDAAFAV 1
MSAAUNF 1
N/AFAV 2
Not EmployedFAV 1
OPDFAV 1
SURJFAV 3
SURJ - BaltimoreFAV 2
SURJ BaltimoreFAV 6
UM School of LawFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association