CT SB00389

Persons sentenced to three or more years of total imprisonment may request sentence review within thirty days of sentencing or revocation of suspended sentences, except when resulting from plea agreements or when the imposed sentence is lower than proposed in a plea agreement.

Sentencing courts must provide written notice of the right to request sentence review, including a statement that review may result in sentence decrease or increase, and must supply an application form.

For sentences of three years or less, courts may reduce the sentence or order discharge after a hearing for good cause shown without requiring state's attorney agreement.

For sentences exceeding three years, courts may only reduce sentences or order discharge upon agreement of both the defendant and state's attorney to seek review, after a hearing for good cause shown.

Victims of crimes have the right to appear and make statements at sentence review hearings, or submit written statements for the record, and mandatory minimum sentences cannot be reduced or suspended.