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MS SB2691

Bill

Status

Failed

3/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

Juan Barnett

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 99-19-81 to require mandatory maximum imprisonment sentences for habitual offenders convicted of felonies punishable by more than five years imprisonment
  • Requires prior convictions to have occurred when the offender was 18 years of age or older and must have resulted in served sentences of at least one year in state or federal prison
  • Adds a ten-year statute of limitations: prior felony convictions cannot be considered if more than ten years have elapsed between completion of the prior sentence and commission of the current offense
  • Mandates that habitual offender sentences cannot be reduced, suspended, and offenders are ineligible for parole or probation unless the court provides written justification for deviation from the maximum sentence
  • Effective date: July 1, 2020

Legislative Description

Habitual offender; revise sentencing of an offender after ten-year lapse.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/3/2020

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B2/17/2020

Full Bill Text

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