Georgia House Bill 392 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-11 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arraignment and pleas generally, so as to provide for certain requirements prior to a defendant entering a plea of guilty or nolo contendere; to provide for a prosecuting attorney authority to enter into plea discussions; to provide for guidelines for such plea discussions; to provide for restrictions for the judge regarding plea discussions; to provide for certain procedures for a judge regarding tentative plea agreements; to provide for guidelines for a judge regarding such judge granting sentence leniency and reduction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Plea discussions; guilty or nolo contendere; certain requirements; provisions

Rep. Kevin Levitas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-11		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2010-01-26		House Committee Favorably Reported
2009-02-17		House Second Readers
2009-02-12		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/26959
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb392_LC_38_0779_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/versions/hb392_LC_29_4050S_hs_4.htm