SB 1348 | Eliminates mandatory minimum sentencing for certain felons |
Sponsor: | Coleman | |||
LR Number: | 4736S.01I | Fiscal Note: | 4736-01 | |
Committee: | Judiciary and Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence | |||
Last Action: | 03/15/04 - Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil & Criminal | Journal page: | ||
Jurisprudence Committee | ||||
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Effective Date: | August 28, 2004 | |||
SB 1348 - The act eliminates the mandatory minimum sentences for those convicted of a felony, except dangerous felons. The act states that a felon must serve a sentence imposed by a judge, but the Board of Probation and Parole will have discretion to review the sentence and release the offender before the completion of the sentence.
Those offenders sentenced under the mandatory minimum
sentencing statutes before August 28, 2004, shall have his or
her sentence reviewed by the Board. The Board shall have
discretion to release such an offender before the end of his
or her sentence.
SUSAN HENDERSON