IN HB1235

Effective July 1, 2016, amends Indiana Code 35-50-2-2.2 regarding sentence suspension for felony convictions.

Courts may suspend only the portion of a sentence exceeding the minimum sentence for Level 2 and Level 3 felonies (excluding controlled substance offenses) if the defendant has a prior unrelated felony conviction.

For Level 2 felonies involving heroin manufacture, delivery, or financing under IC 35-48-4-1, or any offense under IC 35-48-4-1.1, courts may suspend only the portion exceeding the minimum sentence if the defendant has a prior felony conviction for dealing in controlled substances other than marijuana, hashish, hash oil, salvia divinorum, or synthetic drugs.

Courts may suspend only the portion exceeding the minimum sentence for murder or Level 1 felony convictions.

General felony sentences may be suspended in their entirety, except as limited by the above restrictions for certain drug and serious felony offenses.