SENATE DOCKET, NO. 733 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 635
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven A. Baddour, (BY REQUEST)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to sentencing..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
James Thivierge | PO Box 422 Amesbury, MA 01913 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 733 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 635
By Mr. Baddour (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 635) of James Thivierge for legislation relative to sentencing. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1558 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act relative to sentencing..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. To amend appropriate Massachusetts General Law to allow the judges the latitude to sentence certain citizens convicted of crimes, limited to chronic repeat offenders only, where the punishment applies (e.g white collar, applicable crimes and misdemeanors) with time in the military anywhere from the two to thirty years specifically the Army and Marine infantry and, if not applicable, the state national guard in lieu of community service and institutionalization in state correction facilities.