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HB 958

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Criminal Procedure – Postconviction Review – Motion for Reduction of Sentence

Sponsor: Nicole A. Williams (District 22)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a State's Attorney to file a motion for a reduction of sentence at any time during the period of active incarceration; authorizing the Court to consider multiple factors in determining whether to reduce a sentence, disciplinary record and record of rehabilitation, evidence reflecting a diminished risk for future violence, and changes in circumstances since the original conviction; prohibiting the State's Attorney, if the court denies the motion, from filing a subsequent motion for at least 3 years; etc.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list
FAV 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFeldman, BeckyBaltimore City State's Attorney OfficeOral
FAVBlout, HillaryFor The PeopleOral
FAVLim, MayFor The PeopleOral
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistJOTFOral
FAVHilliard, MikeLaw Enforcement Action PartnershipOral + Written (PDF)
FAVNiemann, DoyleLegislative Committee, Criminal Law & Practice Section, Maryland State Bar AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSuter, EricaMCDAAOral
FAVCaroom, PhilipMaryland Alliance for Justice ReformWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, NicoleMaryland General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVHilliard, ElizabethMaryland Office of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVWilliams, CarrieOffice of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVBraveboy, AishaPrince George's County State's AttorneyOral
FAVJaros, DavidUniversity of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformOral
FAVGoodmark, LeighUniversity of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence ClinicOral + Written (PDF)
FAVReisig, JeffYolo Co. District Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVDale, WandaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Williams, Delegate WilliamslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHanson-Mundell, NicoleIndividualOral
FAVHaven, KimberlyIndividualOral
FAVLeonard, RobbieIndividualOral
FAVMcWilliams, ElainaIndividualOral
UNFconsoli, angeloFOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgePosition only
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFriley, josephMaryland State's Attorneys AssociationOral
UNFKroll, StevenMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationOral
UNFLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral
FWAWallington, KeithlobbyistJustice Policy InstituteOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
FWAWallington, KeithJustice Policy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute