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| 2 | 2 | | |
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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *sb0318* |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE BILL 318 |
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| 8 | 8 | | E2 4lr0903 |
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| 9 | 9 | | SB 295/23 – JPR CF 4lr0902 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Senator West |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2024 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings |
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| 13 | 13 | | |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 15 | 15 | | |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | |
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| 18 | 18 | | Criminal Procedure – Postconviction Review – Motion for Reduction of 2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sentence 3 |
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| 20 | 20 | | |
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| 21 | 21 | | FOR the purpose of authorizing a State’s Attorney to file a certain motion for a reduction 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | of sentence at a certain time; establishing procedures for a proceeding under this 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Act; and generally relating to postconviction review. 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | |
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| 25 | 25 | | BY adding to 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Article – Criminal Procedure 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 8–111 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2018 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12 |
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| 32 | 32 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13 |
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| 33 | 33 | | |
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| 34 | 34 | | Article – Criminal Procedure 14 |
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| 35 | 35 | | |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8–111. 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ANY INDIVIDUAL SE RVING A SENTENCE OF 16 |
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| 39 | 39 | | INCARCERATION . 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | |
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| 41 | 41 | | (B) THE STATE’S ATTORNEY MAY FILE A M OTION FOR REDUCTION OF 18 |
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| 42 | 42 | | SENTENCE AT ANY TIME DURING THE PERIOD OF ACTIVE INCARCERATION 19 |
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| 43 | 43 | | RECOMMENDING A LESSE R SENTENCE IF IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF J USTICE. 20 |
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| 44 | 44 | | |
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| 45 | 45 | | (C) THE INDIVIDUAL MAY FI LE A RESPONSE WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | FILING OF THE MOTION PROVIDING ANY ADDITI ONAL INFORMATIO N FOR THE 22 |
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| 47 | 47 | | COURT’S CONSIDERATION . 23 2 SENATE BILL 318 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (D) THE COURT SHALL HOLD A TIMELY HEARING ON THE MOTION. 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | |
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| 53 | 53 | | (E) (1) THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE PRESENT AT THE HE ARING, UNLESS 2 |
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| 54 | 54 | | THE INDIVIDUAL WAIVE S THE RIGHT TO BE PR ESENT. 3 |
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| 55 | 55 | | |
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| 56 | 56 | | (2) THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL BE PR ESENT AT THE 4 |
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| 57 | 57 | | HEARING IS SATISFIED IF THE HEARING IS CO NDUCTED BY VIDEO CON FERENCE. 5 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (F) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W, AFTER A HEARING 6 |
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| 60 | 60 | | UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, THE COURT MAY REDUCE THE DURATION 7 |
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| 61 | 61 | | OF THE SENTENCE IF T HE COURT DETERMINES THAT THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE 8 |
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| 62 | 62 | | WILL BE BETTER SERVE D BY A REDUCED SENTE NCE. 9 |
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| 63 | 63 | | |
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| 64 | 64 | | (G) THE COURT MAY CONSIDE R THE FOLLOWING FACT ORS WHEN 10 |
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| 65 | 65 | | DETERMINING WHETHER TO REDUCE A SENTENCE UNDER THIS SECTION : 11 |
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| 66 | 66 | | |
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| 67 | 67 | | (1) THE NATURE OF THE OF FENSE AND THE INDIVI DUAL’S ROLE IN IT; 12 |
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| 68 | 68 | | |
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| 69 | 69 | | (2) EVIDENCE THAT REFLEC TS WHETHER AGE , TIME SERVED , OR 13 |
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| 70 | 70 | | DIMINISHED PHYSICAL CONDITION HAS REDUCE D THE INDIVIDUAL ’S RISK FOR 14 |
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| 71 | 71 | | FUTURE OFFENSE ; 15 |
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| 72 | 72 | | |
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| 73 | 73 | | (3) THE INDIVIDUAL ’S DISCIPLINARY RECOR D; 16 |
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| 74 | 74 | | |
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| 75 | 75 | | (4) THE INDIVIDUAL ’S RECORD OF REHABILI TATION, EDUCATION, 17 |
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| 76 | 76 | | AND VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIE S AND EVIDENCE OF MA TURITY WHILE INCARCE RATED; 18 |
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| 77 | 77 | | |
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| 78 | 78 | | (5) ANY REPORT OF PHYSIC AL, MENTAL, OR BEHAVIORAL 19 |
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| 79 | 79 | | EXAMINATION ON THE I NDIVIDUAL CONDUCTED BY A HEALTH PROFESSI ONAL; 20 |
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| 80 | 80 | | |
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| 81 | 81 | | (6) THE INDIVIDUAL ’S FAMILY AND COMMUNI TY CIRCUMSTANCES AT 21 |
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| 82 | 82 | | THE TIME OF THE OFFENSE AND DURING THE INDIVIDUA L’S INCARCERATION ; 22 |
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| 84 | 84 | | (7) A STATEMENT OFFERED BY A VICTIM OR A VIC TIM’S 23 |
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| 85 | 85 | | REPRESENTATIVE ; AND 24 |
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| 87 | 87 | | (8) ANY OTHER FACTOR THA T THE COURT CONSIDER S RELEVANT. 25 |
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| 89 | 89 | | (H) THE COURT SHALL EXPLA IN THE BASIS FOR ITS DECISION TO GRANT OR 26 |
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| 90 | 90 | | DENY THE MOTION IN O PEN COURT OR IN A WR ITTEN OPINION. 27 |
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| 91 | 91 | | SENATE BILL 318 3 |
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| 94 | 94 | | (I) NOTICE OF THE HEARING UNDER SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION 1 |
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| 95 | 95 | | SHALL BE GIVEN TO TH E VICTIM OR THE VICT IM’S REPRESENTATIVE AS PROVIDED 2 |
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| 96 | 96 | | IN §§ 11–104 AND 11–503 OF THIS ARTICLE. 3 |
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| 98 | 98 | | (J) IF THE COURT DENIES THE MOTI ON, THE STATE’S ATTORNEY MAY NOT 4 |
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| 99 | 99 | | FILE A SUBSEQUENT MO TION UNDER THIS SECT ION FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS. 5 |
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| 100 | 100 | | |
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| 101 | 101 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6 |
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| 102 | 102 | | October 1, 2024. 7 |
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