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IN SB0237
Bill
Status
1/3/2019
Primary Sponsor
Aaron Freeman
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AI Summary
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Courts may only suspend the portion of a sentence exceeding the minimum for Level 2 or Level 3 felony convictions when the defendant has a prior unrelated felony conviction
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Prior felony convictions involving marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia divinorum would not trigger the mandatory minimum requirement
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Removes the current exception that allowed full sentence suspension for Level 2 and Level 3 drug-related felonies under IC 35-48-4
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Eliminates separate provisions for dealing in heroin convictions and controlled substance dealing with prior convictions, consolidating sentencing rules
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Effective date: July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Suspension of a sentence for a felony. Provides that a court may suspend only that part of a sentence that is in excess of the minimum sentence for a person convicted of a Level 2 or Level 3 felony who has a prior unrelated felony conviction, other than a conviction for a felony involving marijuana, hashish, hash oil, or salvia divinorum. (Current law provides that a court may suspend any part of a sentence for certain Level 2 and Level 3 felony convictions, including drug related convictions.)
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
1/3/2019