Legislative Update

State biennial budget §158 [Lethal injection drug]

Filed Under: Criminal

H.E.A. 1001, P.L. 217 Effective: July 1, 2017 The identity of the person contracted to sell the lethal injection drug to carry out an execution by lethal injection is confidential, not subject to discovery, and may not be introduced as evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1001 … [Read more...] about State biennial budget §158 [Lethal injection drug]

Commitment to the DOC for a Level 6 felony

Filed Under: Criminal

H.E.A. 1010, P.L. 7 Effective: March 29, 2017 Amends the law limiting the circumstances under which a person convicted of a Level 6 felony can be committed to the Department of Correction (DOC). Provides that a person convicted of a Level 6 felony can be committed to the DOC if: (1) the commitment is due to the revocation of the person's sentence for violating probation, parole, or … [Read more...] about Commitment to the DOC for a Level 6 felony

Controlled substances

Filed Under: Criminal

H.E.A. 1019, P.L. 8 Effective: July 1, 2017             Adds the substance U-47700 to the Schedule I list of synthetic drugs. Adds Etizolam to Schedule I. Adds the chemical description of buphedrone. The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1019 … [Read more...] about Controlled substances

Habitual offender requirements

Filed Under: Criminal

H.E.A. 1064, P.L. 26 Effective: July 1, 2017 Provides that to be sentenced as a habitual offender (other than for a conviction of a Level 1 through Level 4 felony or murder), a person must have accumulated at least one of the required number of prior unrelated felony convictions within 10 years of accumulating the current offense. The full law is available at: … [Read more...] about Habitual offender requirements