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MS SB2418

Bill

Status

Failed

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Sampson Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi Code Section 99-19-81 regarding sentencing of habitual offenders in Mississippi
  • Requires that both prior felony convictions used to establish habitual offender status must have been committed when the person was 18 years of age or older
  • Habitual offenders (those with two prior felony convictions) remain subject to mandatory maximum sentence imprisonment with no eligibility for parole or probation reduction
  • Takes effect July 1, 2015

Legislative Description

Habitual offender; offenses that trigger enhanced sentencing must have been committed when a person was 18 years of age or older.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/3/2015

Committee Referrals

Corrections1/19/2015

Full Bill Text

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