S 1720
101th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against the elderly
Parole
Pleas (Criminal procedure)
Probation
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
A bill to impose mandatory sentences for violent felonies committed against individuals of age sixty-five or over, and for other purposes.
Introduced: October 3, 1989
Introduced by:
McConnell, Mitch
Republican
· Kentucky
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 3, 1989
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to impose mandatory minimum sentences for committing violent felonies against individuals aged 65 or over.
Prohibits suspended, probationary, and concurrent sentences. Prohibits parole and any plea bargaining agreements that would result in the defendant's serving less than the minimum sentence. Prohibits the defendant from participating in a home incarceration program before the end of the sentence.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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