SB 123

Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (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 under certain circumstances; limiting the number of petitions that an individual may file to two; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.

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Testimony (100)

MGA witness list

FAV 70FavorableFWA 17Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Carpenter, Crystallobbyist	CFSY	Position only
FAV	Alston, Curtis	F.R.E.S.H	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	HAZELTON, MARTINA	FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fenwick, Towanda	Family Support Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Theresa	Family support network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Dr. Carmen	Helping Ourselves to Transform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greene, Jami	Jamesina Greene	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Position only
FAV	Braveheart, T. Shekhinahlobbyist	Justice PoIicy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallington, Keithlobbyist	Justice Policy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sansone, Lisa	Law Office of Lisa J Sansone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Linda	Life After Release	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Desmond	MAJR / RECTIFY Inc.	Written (PDF)
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	Coleman, Megan	MarcusBonsib, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kouadio, Michele	Maryland Alliance for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lichtenberg, Judith	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moyd, Esquire, Olinda	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sabin, Edward	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Martz, Michelle	Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association (MCDAA)	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Suter, Erica	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phoenix, Dondre	Maryland Second Look Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cichowski, Carol	Montgomery County Women’s Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Idrissa, Deborah	Mother of lifer	Oral
FAV	Hamilton, Katia	My Mama's Vegan	Oral
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	TSHIWALA, BENOIT	Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Desmond	RECTIFY	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simms, Stuart	Retired	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DORSEY, JOAN	Second Look Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Giordano, Hassan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Oral
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Position only
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Position only
FAV	Bailey, Alexandra	The Sentencing Project	Oral
FAV	Walker-Keegan, Rebecca	U MD Youth, Education, and Justice Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cantora , Andrea	University of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Shawanda	Individual	Oral
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bradford, Davida	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dixon, Tiffany	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ebb, Alice	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fletcher, Atoya	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Forshee, Aimee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ingram, Resha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lao, Serena	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lao, Serena	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lawson, Jonee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lawson, Victoria	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lodge, Jobrea	Individual	Oral
FAV	McNeill, Calvin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Meadows, Lila	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Charna	Individual	Position only