HB210 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur Payne

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Criminal defendants, youthful offender status, persons charged with a crime involving serious physical injury or death not eligible, Sec. 15-19-1 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a person charged with a crime committed during his or her minority which involves moral turpitude or is a felony is required to be investigated and examined by the court to determine if he or she should be granted youthful offender status.

This bill would provide that a person would not be eligible to be granted youthful offender status if the crime the person is charged with contains as an element of the charge that the victim received a serious physical injury or died as a result of the crime.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses