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MS SB2099
Bill
Status
Failed
1/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Sampson Jackson
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AI Summary
- Amends Section 99-19-81 of the Mississippi Code to clarify that prior felony convictions count toward habitual offender sentencing only if committed when the person was 18 years of age or older
- Requires both prior felony convictions to have occurred when the defendant was at least 18 years old to trigger mandatory maximum sentence for habitual offenders
- Maintains existing requirement that habitual offender has three felony convictions on separate charges arising from different incidents, with sentences of one year or more
- Eliminates possibility of sentence reduction, suspension, parole, or probation for habitual offenders meeting the enhanced criteria
- Takes effect July 1, 2017
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
1/31/2017
Committee Referrals
Corrections1/9/2017
Full Bill Text
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