S.E.A. 120, P.L. 50 Effective: April 13, 2017 Removes a provision excluding a plea agreement, a presentence report, and hearings on a plea agreement from the official record of a case unless the plea agreement is accepted by the court. Removes a provision requiring that a trial court advise a convicted defendant of the earliest release date and the maximum possible release date at … [Read more...] about Plea agreements and sentencing
confidentiality
State biennial budget §158 [Lethal injection drug]
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]
Plea agreements and sentencing
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard SB 120, sponsored by Rep. Steuerwald, on plea agreements and sentencing. The bill repeals Ind. Code § 35-35-3-3(b)’s provision that a felony plea agreement, the presentence investigation for it, and the hearing are not part of “’the official record of the case” unless the court approves the agreement. It also repeals Ind. Code § 35-3 … [Read more...] about Plea agreements and sentencing
Personal information privacy
The Senate Civil Law Committee heard Sen. Sandlin’s SB 549 on personal information privacy. This bill amends the definition of "abandoned" for purposes of protection of health records and personal information possessed by certain professionals. It permits the Attorney General to file an action against a professional to recover incurred costs related to abandoned records. The bill a … [Read more...] about Personal information privacy
Plea agreements and sentencing [Updated with clarification]
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard Sen. Koch’s SB 120 on plea agreements and sentencing. The bill repeals Ind. Code § 35-35-3-3(b)’s provision that a felony plea agreement, the presentence investigation for it, and the hearing are not part of “’the official record of the case” unless the court approves the agreement. Clarification: This bill does not affect Ind. Code 35-38-1-13; pr … [Read more...] about Plea agreements and sentencing [Updated with clarification]