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 Back | 145th General Assembly
House Bill # 168 |
| Primary Sponsor: | M. Marshall | Additional Sponsor(s): Rep. Hudson & Sen. McDowell & Sen. Sorenson |
| CoSponsors: | Reps. Blakey, Brady, J. Johnson, Kovach, Kowalko, Lavelle, Longhurst, Manolakos, Miro, Mulrooney, Plant, Ramone, Schooley, B. Short, Thornburg, Viola, Wilson; Sens. Bunting, Cloutier, Ennis, Hall-Long, Henry, Katz, Peterson, Simpson, Sokola |
| Introduced on : | 05/14/2009 | |
| Long Title: | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DRUG OFFENSES. |
| Synopsis: | This Bill repeals mandatory minimum sentences in Title 16 relating to violations of our drug laws, returning to our State’s outstanding judiciary the discretion to pronounce sentences appropriate to the cases and individuals before them. Delaware’s sentencing guidelines and Truth-in-Sentencing Law will remain in force, helping to guide judges in their decisions and ensuring offenders’ completion of their sentences. Allowing judges to individually craft criminal sentences will result in more accurate sentences, thereby reducing the injustice, elevated incarcerated population, and excessive cost risked by one-size-fits-all mandatory minimum drug sentencing laws. With such discretion, judges will be equipped to identify drug dealers and imprison them, to recognize those in need of drug treatment and treat them, and to handle all offenders as unique individuals and sentence them appropriately.
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| Committee Reports: |
House Committee Report 06/23/09 F=0 M=5 U=1----> |
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Actions History:
| Jun 23, 2009 - Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in House with 5 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
May 14, 2009 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
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