Delegate Marsden’s HB 590 and Delegate Lingamfelter’s HB 1182 have both passed the House Courts of Justice Committee unanimously. These bills both add crimes of larceny to the list of predicate criminal acts required under Virginia’s gang statute. Marsden’s bill adds the larceny of a moter vehicle, and Lingamfelter’s adds all grand larceny. They have both been referred [...]
Posted by erinbumgarner on Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:34
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Senator’s Lock SJ 45 has been stricken at her request in the Senate Rules Committee.
Posted by erinbumgarner on Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:34
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The New York Times editorial board today strongly condemns the practice of sentencing juvenile offenders to life without parole.
According to Human Rights Watch, 2,380 people in this country are serving life sentences for crimes they committed before they turned 18. That makes the United States an extreme global outlier. Sentencing juveniles to life without parole [...]
Posted by natedenny on Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:19
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