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MS HB1378
Bill
Status
1/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Horan
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 99-19-81 of Mississippi Code to revise habitual offender sentencing requirements by adding language that a person must have "served" separate terms, in addition to being convicted and sentenced.
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Applies to persons convicted of a felony who have two previous felony or federal crime convictions on separate charges arising from different incidents at different times.
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Requires that previous convictions involved sentences of one (1) year or more served in state and/or federal penal institutions.
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Mandates that habitual offenders receive the maximum term of imprisonment for their current felony with no reduction, suspension, parole eligibility, or probation eligibility.
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Takes effect July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Habitual offender; require to serve separate terms as a requirement of being considered as a habitual offender.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2017