HB229 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris England Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to sentencing; to add Section 13A-5-14 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that an individual sentenced pursuant to the habitual felony offender law may be resentenced in certain circumstances; and to provide for the repeal of this section in five years.

Description

Under existing law, a person who has certain prior felony convictions may be given an enhanced sentence based on his or her prior felony convictions.

This bill would except certain offenses from being used to enhance a sentence pursuant to the habitual felony offender law and would provide that an individual may be eligible to be resentenced in certain circumstances.

Show more Show less

Subjects

Sentencing, further provide for sentencing of habitual felony offenders; to provide for resentencing in certain circumstances