News (Media Awareness Project) - US MD: Committee Approves Bill To Limit Sentence Revisions |
| Title: | US MD: Committee Approves Bill To Limit Sentence Revisions |
| Published On: | 2002-03-15 |
| Source: | Baltimore Sun (MD) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-24 17:35:13 |
Maryland Regional Digest
COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO LIMIT SENTENCE REVISIONS
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted 7-4 yesterday in favor of
legislation that would limit judges' ability to revise a defendant's sentence.
Current law allows a judge to amend a sentence at any time -- a tool many
judges say they use to keep drug offenders in treatment programs, for
example. The proposed legislation would limit such changes to a one-year
period.
The legislation, a priority of Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, has been
rejected in recent years by the House Judiciary Committee.
COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO LIMIT SENTENCE REVISIONS
The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee voted 7-4 yesterday in favor of
legislation that would limit judges' ability to revise a defendant's sentence.
Current law allows a judge to amend a sentence at any time -- a tool many
judges say they use to keep drug offenders in treatment programs, for
example. The proposed legislation would limit such changes to a one-year
period.
The legislation, a priority of Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, has been
rejected in recent years by the House Judiciary Committee.
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