Criminal Procedure
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility. [SB-395]
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility.
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Repeal certain provisions related to certain prior statements of a witness subject to discovery and to establish the rationale and effect of the repeal. [SB-90]
Repeal certain provisions related to certain prior statements of a witness subject to discovery and to establish the rationale and effect of the repeal.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the persons authorized to conduct an inquest in certain counties. [SB-378]
Relating to the persons authorized to conduct an inquest in certain counties.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches. [SB-381]
Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to repealing civil asset forfeiture provisions and establishing criminal asset forfeiture in this state. [SB-380]
Relating to repealing civil asset forfeiture provisions and establishing criminal asset forfeiture in this state.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses. [HB-670]
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain criminal offenses.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to prohibiting a person's waiver of a right to an expunction or to an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information with respect to a criminal offense. [HB-667]
Relating to prohibiting a person's waiver of a right to an expunction or to an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information with respect to a criminal offense.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond. [HB-668]
Relating to a special bill of review to reform a final judgment of forfeiture of a bail bond.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the inclusion of a magistrate's name on certain signed orders. [HB-669]
Relating to the inclusion of a magistrate's name on certain signed orders.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a credit toward payment of costs for a defendant confined in jail or other facility before sentencing. [HB-662]
Relating to a credit toward payment of costs for a defendant confined in jail or other facility before sentencing.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the release on bail of a defendant arrested following a violation of a condition of community supervision. [HB-664]
Relating to the release on bail of a defendant arrested following a violation of a condition of community supervision.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses. [HB-666]
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Sentencing guidelines; appeals. [HB-1655]
Sentencing guidelines; appeals. Allows a court's failure to file the required written explanation deviating from the discretionary sentencing guidelines to be reviewable on appeal, provided that the sentence imposed exceeded the maximum of the sentencing guidelines range by more than 12 months. The bill provides that the appellate court reviewing the sentence shall (i) determine whether there exists evidence of potential bias by the court that imposed the sentence and (ii) if such evidence is found, review the sentence for abuse of discretion.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility. [HB-638]
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier safety regulation violations; creating a criminal offense. [HB-644]
Relating to criminal liability for certain federal motor carrier safety regulation violations; creating a criminal offense.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Presentence report; waiver by defendant. [HB-1647]
Presentence report; waiver by defendant. Expands from guilty to guilty or nolo contendere the pleas for which a court is required to direct a probation officer to create a presentence report upon conviction for certain felonies. The bill provides that upon a conviction or plea agreement for such felonies, the defendant and the attorney for the Commonwealth may waive the presentence report.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional. [HJR-45]
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a court to provide notice to the attorney general of a challenge to the constitutionality of a state statute and authorizing the legislature to prescribe a waiting period before the court may enter a judgment holding the statute unconstitutional.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the creation of the offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense. [SB-339]
Relating to the creation of the offense of indecent assault, to judicial protection for victims of that offense, and to certain criminal acts committed in relation to that offense.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Barrier crimes; clarifies individual crimes, criminal history records checks. [SB-1008]
Criminal history records checks; barrier crimes. Clarifies the individual crimes that constitute a barrier for (i) individuals seeking employment at nursing homes, home care organizations, hospices, state facilities, and private providers licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, community services boards, behavioral health authorities, assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, children's welfare agencies, family day homes approved by family day systems, and children's residential facilities; (ii) applicants
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the amount of the fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. [SB-342]
Relating to the amount of the fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.