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LA HR243
Resolution
Status
6/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Owen
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AI Summary
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Directs the legislative auditor to analyze the fiscal impact of establishing a sentencing review panel within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to review cases with non-unanimous jury verdicts
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Proposed panel would consist of 12 members: six licensed attorneys and six support staff (data analysts, investigators, paralegals, and administrative staff)
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Analysis must include salaries, operational expenses, costs for collecting and analyzing sentencing data from before January 1, 2019, and determining offenders' eligibility for pardon or commutation
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Legislative auditor must report findings to the Speaker of the House by December 31, 2025
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Addresses convictions rendered under Louisiana's former 10-2 jury verdict rule, which was eliminated by a 2018 constitutional amendment and found unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in Ramos v. Louisiana (2020)
Legislative Description
To authorize and direct the legislative auditor to study the fiscal impact of establishing and operating a sentencing review panel for non-unanimous jury verdicts (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
CRIMINAL/APPEALS
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
6/11/2025