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House passes criminal-penalty package including 'Jessica's Law' to stiffen sentences for child sex offenses
Summary
The Utah House on Jan. 30 passed House Bill 256, a criminal-penalty package that carves out three serious child sexual offenses and raises standard penalties (sponsor described sentences '25 years to life' for the specified crimes and a standard 15 years-to-life term for attempted offenses used in plea negotiations). The bill passed unanimously and will move to the Senate.
Representative Carl Wimmer, sponsor of House Bill 256, told the chamber the bill 'will carve out the 3 most serious child *** offenses' and raise penalties for those crimes to 'a sentence of 25 years to life.' He said the measure also standardizes plea negotiations by making attempted offenses carry a recommended sentence of 15 years to life so guilty pleas cannot be routinely reduced to…
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