Maryland House Bill 919 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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]

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.

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

Del. Curtis Anderson [D]

Del. Kathleen Dumais [D]

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2010rs/billfile/HB0919.htm
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/hb/hb0919f.pdf