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House approves "three‑strikes" habitual‑offender bill amid endorsement from prosecutors
Utah House of Representatives · January 26, 1995
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Summary
House Bill 46, introduced by Rep. John W. Hickman, would raise penalties for repeat violent offenders and instruct the Board of Pardons to treat habitual status as an aggravating factor; the House passed the bill on a 68‑0 vote and sent it to the Senate.
Representative John W. Hickman presented House Bill 46, describing it as a measure to incorporate a "three strikes you're out" concept into Utah law. Hickman said the bill defines habitual violent offenders as people convicted of violent felonies multiple times and increases penalties for repeat…
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