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MS SB2097
Bill
Status
1/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Sampson Jackson
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 99-19-81 of the Mississippi Code to require that a person can only be sentenced as a habitual offender if they have been sentenced to AND served separate terms of one year or more in state or federal correctional facilities (emphasis added "served" as new requirement).
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Maintains the existing requirement of two prior felony convictions on separate charges arising from different incidents and times.
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Mandates that habitual offenders receive the maximum term of imprisonment for the felony with no reduction, suspension, parole eligibility, or probation.
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Takes effect July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Habitual offenders; revise method of determining whether a felony triggers sentencing as.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2017