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MS SB2443
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends Mississippi Code Section 99-19-81 to apply habitual offender sentencing requirements only to felonies punishable by imprisonment for more than five years
- Requires courts to sentence habitual offenders (those with two prior felony convictions for crimes punishable by more than five years imprisonment) to the maximum term unless the court provides written explanation for deviation
- Prohibits reduction, suspension, parole, or probation eligibility for habitual offenders sentenced under this statute
- Takes effect July 1, 2020
Legislative Description
Habitual offender sentencing; revise.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/3/2020
Committee Referrals
Judiciary, Division B2/14/2020
Full Bill Text
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