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House OKs minimum three‑year term for many drive‑by shootings as amendment passes
Utah House of Representatives · February 5, 1999
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Summary
The House adopted an amendment to HB235 that creates a minimum three‑year sentence for specified drive‑by shootings without bodily harm but preserves judicial discretion when recorded on the record; the measure passed 64–2 and was sent to the Senate.
The Utah House amended and approved HB235 on Friday to strengthen penalties for drive‑by shootings in certain cases, adopting an amendment that establishes a minimum three‑year sentence while maintaining judge discretion with a required on‑the‑record explanation when that discretion is not used.
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