Bill Title: Sentence enhancement for use of a firearm. Requires the state to seek to have a person who allegedly committed a felony sentenced to an additional fixed term of imprisonment of 15 years if the state can show beyond a reasonable doubt that the person knowingly or intentionally used a firearm in the commission of the felony. Provides that, if the state proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the person knowingly or intentionally used a firearm in the commission of the felony, the court is required to sentence the person to an additional fixed term of imprisonment of 15 years. Specifies

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-07 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code [HB1142 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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