Bill Text: HI HB925 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Sentencing; Habitual Violent Offenders
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [HB925 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-HB925-Introduced.html
Report Title:
Sentencing; Habitual Violent Offenders
Description:
Repeals the law requiring habitual violent offenders to be sentenced to prison for 30 years to life.
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to sentencing.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to repeal the so-called "three strikes" law adopted by the legislature in 2006. The legislature finds that the law is overly broad because it:
(1) Will lead to long prison terms for nonviolent offenders;
(2) Will contribute to prison overcrowding and increased medical costs for the care of elderly inmates;
(3) Is redundant with respect to existing law; and
(4) Deprives the courts of the discretion needed to formulate appropriate, individualized sentences.
Moreover, despite the claim of law-enforcement officials that its adoption was urgently necessary to deter street criminals, the legislature finds that this law has not been used frequently at all.
SECTION 2. Act 81, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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