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Panel pauses vote on bill to expand "second look" sentence reviews to age 25
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee discussed amendments to House Bill 853, which would extend a 2021 "second look" law to people who were under 25 at the time of their offense; the committee did not vote and the bill was held for further amendment filing and review.
The House Judiciary Committee on March 13 discussed House Bill 853, an amendment to criminal procedure statutes that would extend a 2021 "second look" sentencing law so people who were under 25 at the time of their offense can petition to modify lengthy sentences.
Committee members and staff described how the amendment would extend the existing 2021 framework (authored in the transcript as the 2021 bill by Delegate Jazz Lewis) to cover individuals up to age 25, require a petitioner to have served at least 20 years before being eligible to petition, and disqualify people sentenced to life without…
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