Commission backs First Time Offender Waiver changes with caveat on assault and robbery inclusions
The SGC recommended a 'due pass' on a revised First Time Offender Waiver that would expand eligibility and replace short confinement with deferral/suspended-sentence mechanics, but members recorded mixed views about including robbery 2 and assault 2; the motion carried with substantial abstentions.
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The Sensing Guideline Commission on Jan. 23 recommended a "due pass" for a revised First Time Offender Waiver (FTOW) but asked that legislative testimony note internal disagreement over including robbery in the second degree and assault in the second degree among eligible offenses.
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