SB 265

Probation Before Judgment – Probation Agreements – Probation Not Deportation

Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted (as of Nov 15, 2022)

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; authorizing the court and a certain defendant to enter into a probation agreement before the defendant enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or the court finds facts justifying a finding of guilt under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (41)

MGA witness list

FAV 35FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Steiner, Nick	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Suzanne	Annapolis Immigration Justice Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lichtenbaum, Jacob	CASA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johanson, Emily	Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Oral
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wells, Martha	Congregation Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Sugarman, Kate	Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE Detention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lloyd, Rianna	Jews United for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Giannetti , Johnlobbyist	MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCarthy, John	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Hill, Robert	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Zavin, Brian	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gossart, John	Retired U.S, Immigration Judge	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Payne, John	Sanctuary DMV	Written (PDF)
FAV	Follingstad, Susaanti	Silver Spring Justice Coalition, Sanctuary DMV, and Maryland Against ICE Detention	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atwood, Laura	Takoma Park Mobilization	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Albano, Molly	University of Maryland Carey School of Law Chacon Center for Immigrant Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goodmark, Leigh	University of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kahrl, Gabriela	University of Maryland School of Law, Clinic	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Alonzo, Janice	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, AAPI	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Andre	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dornell, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson-Mundell, Nicole	Individual	Oral
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lee, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meadows, Lila	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lee, Senator Leelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Williams, Carrie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Reichert-Price, Sarah	Allegany County Republican Women's Club	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ennis, Ella	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	riley, joseph	Maryland State's Attorneys Association	Oral
FWA	Garth, Jessica	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland	Oral

Organizations on record

Allegany County Republican Women's ClubUNF 1

American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandFAV 1

Annapolis Immigration Justice NetworkFAV 1

Capital Area Immigrants' Rights CoalitionFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Congregation Action NetworkFAV 1

Doctors For Camp Closure and MD Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Jews United for JusticeFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys AssociationFWA 1

MCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Retired U.S, Immigration JudgeFAV 1

Sanctuary DMVFAV 1

Silver Spring Justice Coalition, Sanctuary DMV, and Maryland Against ICE DetentionFAV 1

State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MarylandFWA 1

Takoma Park MobilizationFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

University of Maryland Carey School of Law Chacon Center for Immigrant JusticeFAV 1

University of Maryland School of Law Gender Violence ClinicFAV 1

University of Maryland School of Law, ClinicFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVGiannetti , JohnMCDAA - Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' AssociationRegistered for: Stellar IT Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association