Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Shoplifting offense; clarify imposition of sentence for multiple violations.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/02 (H) Referred To Judiciary B | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2001 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Compretta
Code Section: A 097-0023-0093
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 97-23-93, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE IMPOSITION OF ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CONVICTIONS OF SHOPLIFTING VIOLATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT, WHEN DETERMINING THE IMPOSITION OF A SENTENCE FOR A SECOND, THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION, AN INDICTMENT FOR A SHOPLIFTING VIOLATION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ENUMERATE PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS BUT ONLY THAT IT STATE THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS BEEN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED; TO PROVIDE THAT EVEN IF THE SENTENCE IMPOSED FOR A PREVIOUS VIOLATION DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THE VIOLATION WAS A SECOND, THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION, THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER ALL PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS WHEN IMPOSING THE SENTENCE FOR A SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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