Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes. (HB996)
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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
Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes. Provides that an incarcerated person is eligible for parole if (i) such person was sentenced by a jury prior to the date of the Supreme Court of Virginia decision in Fishback v. Commonwealth, 260 Va. 104 (June 9, 2000), in which the Court held that a jury should be instructed on the fact that parole has been abolished, for a noncapital felony committed on or after the abolition of parole went into effect (on January 1, 1995) and (ii) the jury was not instructed on the abolition of parole in the Commonwealth. Read the Bill »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103367D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/21/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB996) |
| 01/31/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in Courts of Justice |