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AL HB38
Bill
Status
2/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jim Hill
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 12-25-34.2 of the Alabama Code to allow judges to deviate from presumptive sentencing standards for nonviolent offenses when a defendant is convicted after requesting a jury trial.
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Creates a new subsection (d) establishing that judicial deviation from presumptive sentencing is permitted in cases where defendants request and proceed to trial rather than accepting a plea agreement.
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Makes various technical corrections to existing sentencing statute language, including changing plural forms to singular forms and replacing "whereby" with "where" in definitional sections.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or upon becoming law through other means.
Legislative Description
Relating to sentencing; to amend Section 12-25-34.2, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow a judge to deviate from the presumptive sentencing standards if a defendant is convicted after requesting a trial.
Crimes and offenses, presumptive sentencing standards, deviations in certain circumstances
Last Action
Indefinitely Postpone
5/31/2023