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SB 527

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Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Facts Justifying a Finding of Guilt and Suspension of Sentence

Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a court to stay the entering of judgment, defer further proceedings, and place a certain defendant on probation subject to reasonable conditions if the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt; repealing a requirement that the certain written consent of the defendant to the probation before judgment occur after a determination of guilt or acceptance of a nolo contendere plea; and authorizing a court to suspend a portion or all of a certain sentence as a condition of a probation before judgment.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 14FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSpielberger, JoeACLU of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMartin, SuzanneAnnapolis Immigration Justice NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVCarrington, DarrellCarrington & Associates, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVSugarman, KateDoctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionWritten (PDF)
FAVFrey, LeslieMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVZavin, BrianOffice of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRose, AustinSanctuary DMVWritten (PDF)
FAVFollingstad, SusaantiSanctuary DMV and Maryland Against ICE DetentionWritten (PDF)
FAVBelanger, MauriceTakoma Park MobilizationWritten (PDF)
FAVAbreu Jimenez, KiriaUniversity of Maryland Immigration ClinicOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKahrl, GabrielaUniversity of Maryland School of Law, ClinicOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGossart, JohnIndividualOral
FAVMeadows, LilaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Lee, Senator LeelegislatorIndividualOral
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFriley, josephMaryland State's Attorneys AssociationOral
UNFKroll, StevenMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationOral
FWABeckman, EmilyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWALee, SusanIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAMoravec, JosephIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

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