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MN HF3358

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/28/2014

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Zellers

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Origin

House of Representatives

88th Legislature 2013-2014

AI Summary

  • Bars appellate and postconviction relief based on the Miller v. Alabama Supreme Court decision for defendants with sentences that became final before June 25, 2012.

  • Requires the commissioner of human services to file a civil commitment petition for each offender whose life-without-parole sentence is reduced by a court based on the Miller v. Alabama decision.

  • Amends Minnesota Statutes sections 253B.18 and 609.106 regarding mental health commitment procedures and sentencing relief limitations.

  • Takes effect the day following final enactment and applies to petitions, appeals, or writs filed on, before, or after that date.

Legislative Description

Appellate and postconviction relief limited for juvenile sentenced to life without possibility of release that was final before June 25, 2012, and civil commitment petition filing required

Last Action

Author added Dettmer

4/29/2014

Committee Referrals

Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy4/28/2014

Full Bill Text

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