Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
What this bill does
Authorizing a person who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to modify or reduce the sentence under certain circumstances; providing that a certain petitioner is entitled to assistance of counsel and, if indigent, representation by the Office of the Public Defender; authorizing a certain person to apply to the Appellate Court of Maryland for leave to appeal a certain order in a certain manner and within a certain period of time after the court passes a certain order in accordance with the provisions of the Act; 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 (28)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cornejo, Eliza | Goucher Prison Education Partnership | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist | Justice PoIicy Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caroom, Philip | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lichtenberg, Judith | Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Afolabi, Oluwatosin | Maryland General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Monica | Maryland Justice Project | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | Kirsch, Anne | PREPARE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cantora , Andrea | University of Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | BRADLEY, GABRIELLE | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bocchini, Carol | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diamond, Marianne | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fletcher, Atoya | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grogan, Dorain | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Manokey, JaHan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pack, Jr., Gordon | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Benson, Senator Bensonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tsiongas, Magdalena | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shellenberger, Scott | Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katcef, William | Maryland State's Attorney Assoc | Oral |
| UNF | Mitchell, Karen | Maryland State's Attorney Association | Oral |
| UNF | Kroll, Steven | Maryland State's Attorneys' Association | Oral |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Saccenti, Brian | Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist | Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) | Written (PDF) |