SB16-051: Judge's Discretion Regarding Consecutive Sentences

  • Position: Support
  • Latest Update: Jan 19, 2017
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Summary

Under current law, for a person convicted of 2 or more separate crimes of violence arising out of the same incident, the court must require the person to serve the resulting sentences consecutively rather than concurrently. The bill removes this requirement.

Year

2016

Current status

  • Governor Signed (04/14/2016)