HB 724

Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence

Sponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (District 11A)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence if the individual has served at least 20 years of the individuals term of confinement and at least 3 years have passed since the court decided any petition previously filed by the individual for a reduced sentence; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.

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Testimony (51)

MGA witness list

FAV 46FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Carpenter, Crystallobbyist	CFSY	Position only
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Center for Urban Families (CFUF)	Position only
FAV	Alston, Curtis	F.R.E.S.H	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	HAZELTON, MARTINA	FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Morrison, Aeisha	Family Support Network	Position only
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vincent, Kenya	Learn' In To Live Again	Position only
FAV	Dartigue, Natasha	MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER	Oral
FAV	Childs, Carlos	MD Lifers Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, William	MD Second Look Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sabin, Edward	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martz, Michelle	Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association (MCDAA)	Oral
FAV	Levi, Gwendolyn	Maryland Justice Project	Oral
FAV	Suter, Erica	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blevins, Lance	Md Second Look Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cichowski, Carol	Montgomery County Women’s Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Idrissa, Deborah	Mother of lifer	Oral
FAV	Roth, Sarah	Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06)	Written (PDF)
FAV	DORSEY, JOAN	Second Look Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates, Ivan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Alexandra	The Sentencing Project	Oral
FAV	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Walker-Keegan, Rebecca	University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pasteur, Delegate Pasteurlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dent, Gerald	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ebb, Alice	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fletcher, Atoya	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hasan, Kareem	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lao, Serena	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lawal, Ngozi	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Matin, Rauf	Individual	Oral
FAV	Muhammad, Anthony	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Owens, Larry	Individual	Oral
FAV	Pack, Jr., Gordon	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Patterson, Marvin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Rahman, Sunni	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ristick, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, Sierra	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sealover, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tsiongas, Magdalena	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
INFO	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Center for Urban Families (CFUF)FAV 1

CFSYFAV 1

F.R.E.S.HFAV 1

Family Support NetworkFAV 1

FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORKFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Justice Policy InstituteFAV 1

Learn' In To Live AgainFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 3

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)INFO 1

Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association (MCDAA)FAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Justice ProjectFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

MD Lifers CoalitionFAV 1

Md Second Look CoalitionFAV 1

MD Second Look CoalitionFAV 1

Montgomery County Women’s Democratic ClubFAV 1

Mother of liferFAV 1

Office of Congressman David Trone (MD06)FAV 1

Second Look CoalitionFAV 1

State's Attorney for Baltimore CityFAV 1

The Sentencing ProjectFAV 1

University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCarpenter, CrystalCFSYRegistered for: Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

FAVDews, ChristopherCenter for Urban Families (CFUF)Registered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVWallington, KeithJustice Policy InstituteRegistered for: Justice Policy Institute

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland

INFOJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault