Juvenile offenders; proceeding for sentence modification. (SB808)
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Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Juvenile sentences. Provides a mechanism for persons who are sentenced to more than 25 years for a nonhomicide offense committed while a juvenile to petition the court for a modification of sentence at age 35 or after serving 20 years of the sentence, whichever occurs last. Read the Bill »
Status
01/28/2013: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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12/20/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100735D |
12/20/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/17/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB808) |
01/28/2013 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
The ACLU of Virginia supports legislation that permits individuals that were convicted of crimes while they were juveniles and harshly sentenced to have meaningful opportunities for modification of their sentences. Juvenile offenders must be held accountable for their crimes, but in a way that takes contemplates their incomplete brain development at the time the crimes were committed and takes advantage of their unique potential for rehabilitation and reentry.