sentencing

S.E.A. 8, P.L. 198-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Makes a murder eligible for the death penalty if the murder involved decapitating or attempting to decapitate the victim while the victim was still alive. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/8 … [Read more...] about Death penalty aggravator

S.E.A. 174, P.L. 164-2015 Effective: May 5, 2015 Makes a person who commits an offense before July 1, 2014, eligible for sentence modification on the same terms as a person sentenced on or after that date. Provides that a violent criminal, as defined, may file one petition for sentence modification without the consent of the prosecuting attorney if the petition is filed within 365 … [Read more...] about Sentence modification

S.E.A. 175, P.L. 164-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Defines "accrued credit", "credit time", "educational credit", and "good time credit", and applies these definitions uniformly in the criminal code and the corrections code. The full law is available at: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/175 … [Read more...] about Credit time

S.E.A. 559, P.L. 238-2015 Effective: July 1, 2015 Adds unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon to the definition of "crimes of violence". Establishes new caps for consecutive sentences that result from a single episode of criminal conduct. Defines "emergency medical services provider". Provides that a person is a habitual offender if the state proves the person … [Read more...] about Various criminal law matters