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Committee backs committee substitute raising minimums and parole floors for certain homicide offenses
Summary
The committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 136 that increases statutory penalties and raises the minimum time a defendant must serve before becoming parole eligible for second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and certain life sentences.
The committee voted to adopt a committee substitute to Senate Bill 136 that raises sentencing ranges and increases parole-eligibility floors for several homicide offenses.
Committee counsel explained the substitute amends three sections of the criminal code. For second-degree murder, the bill raises the statutory sentence range from 10–40 years to 15–60 years and moves parole eligibility from a 3–15-year range to a 5–25-year range. The counsel also said the committee substitute increases the minimum time served…
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