SB 318

Criminal Procedure - Postconviction Review - Motion for Reduction of Sentence

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

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 recommending a lesser sentence if it is in the interest of justice; authorizing an individual to file a response within 60 days after the filing of a motion to provide any additional information for the court to consider; requiring the court to hold a timely hearing on the motion; authorizing the court to consider certain factors when determining whether to reduce a certain sentence; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Carpenter, Crystallobbyist	CFSY	Position only
FAV	Erb, Nathaniellobbyist	For The People	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Position only
FAV	Martz, Michelle	Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association (MCDAA)	Oral
FAV	Niemann, Doyle	Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kirsch, Anne	PREPARE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	West, Christopher	Senator Chris West	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates, Ivan	State's Attorney for Baltimore City	Oral
FAV	Walker-Keegan, Rebecca	U MD Youth, Education, and Justice Clinic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harman, Jane	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Haven, Kimberly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pack, Jr., Gordon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator West, Senator Westlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shannon, Prechelle	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	trusty, celestelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gibson, Rich	Howard County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mitchell, Karen	Maryland State's Attorney Association	Oral
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	Tsiongas, Magdalena	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
FWA	Hilliard, Elizabeth	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU-MDUNF 1

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

CFSYFAV 1

For The PeopleFAV 1

Howard County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association (MCDAA)FAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFWA 1

Maryland State's Attorney AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

Office of the State's Attorney for Prince George's CountyFAV 1

PREPAREFAV 1

Prince George's County State's AttorneyFAV 1

Senator Chris WestFAV 1

State's Attorney for Baltimore CityFAV 1

U MD Youth, Education, and Justice ClinicFAV 1

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVErb, NathanielFor The PeopleRegistered for: Innocence Project

FAVtrusty, celesteRegistered for: Families Against Mandatory Minimums