MD HB919 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-24 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Altering specified provisions relating to the filing of a petition for a writ of actual innocence; providing that a person may file a petition for a writ of actual innocence only if the person is convicted of a felony, an attempt to commit a felony, or a solicitation to commit a felony and the person entered a plea of not guilty to the charges; establishing that a person may file a petition if newly discovered evidence creates a substantial possibility that a result would have been different; etc.

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Title

Criminal Procedure - Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence - Newly Discovered

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-03-24 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
2010-02-12 Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
2010-02-12 First Reading Judiciary

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